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1 <br /> <br />' patterns regardless of other site attributes, and that sites were <br />subjected to similar post-depositional impact agents, artifact <br />breakage patterns, and so on. Absence of a consistent <br />relationship, or presence of a nonlinear correlation, would suggest <br />differing use of intrasite space, divergent site formation <br />' processes, or the uneven effects of amateur collector activity. <br />The relative frequencies of manos or mano fragments and <br />' metates or metate fragments within sites exhibited a very strong <br />correlation. As the number of metates changed the number of manos <br /> changed in a consistent and predictable manner. While the overall <br /> number of ground stone artifacts varied considerably among sites, <br /> over 80$ of the variability in frequency of either artifact type <br />t <br />ld b <br />ib <br />t <br />d t <br />h <br />i <br />t <br />i <br />h <br />i <br /> (manos or meta <br />es) cou e attr <br />o c <br />anges <br />n t <br />e <br />ras <br />u <br />e <br />n <br />te <br /> frequency of the other type. As with the relationship between <br />' site area and stone circle frequency, this trend suggested <br /> functional consistency across sites. Homogeneity of the site <br />sample was also indicated by the distribution of ground stone <br />metric attributes, discussed in the following section. <br />' Research Data Requirements <br />The following key research questions or problems provide a <br />starting point for providing for inventory, evaluation and <br />interpretation of the prehistoric site functions at Dowe Flats. <br />These questions are broad enough to allow flexibility and gathering <br />of information for any unexpected discoveries made during mine <br />' operation. <br />1. Is the apparent consistency in the use of intrasite space <br />' on stone circle sites in the present sample typical of the <br />surrounding region or unique to the Study Area? <br />' 2. Is the consistent ratio of manos to metates observed <br />within the present site sample typical of the region in general or <br />unique to the Study Area? <br /> <br />79 <br /> <br />