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SA"'PION VII <br />• hVe11.U11TIaJ AAID RFX.'OhYdEI~IDfLTIONS <br />The Ridge Site has been interpreted as being a tool kit site as <br />defitred by Kvarmie (Kvamne and Black 1986) . The lithic cvr~onent at the <br />site is interpreted as being the result of an ephemeral a}~original <br />episode of big game killing and butchering. This apparently took place: <br />at a designated kill point in a single carrtunal game drive system that <br />utilized both man-made and natural topographic features. flo date range <br />was established for this resource but there is a presumed Ute cultural <br />affiliation. <br />Test excavation showed that the lithic scatter consisted of <br />butchering tools and was confined to the surface oral sod levels. It was <br />focused in a small area of less than 100 square meters. Ewen within <br />this area, materials were very sparse and lacked diagnostic potential. <br />The ridge top was fcwnd to be highly eroded (Figure 14) with only <br />limited annunts of topsoil. There is, therefore, very little if any <br />further archaeological information which could cost effectively be <br />.' gleamed from this site. The architectural features are quite limited <br />and nondescript. They are not rnpresentative of any particular <br />architectural style raid have nu buried archa~logical ccnponents. Tt~e <br />site is not believed to be eligible for inclusion on the National <br />I~~gister and the evaluation effort reported on herein is believed to be <br />all tl~e mitigation effort justified at this resource as it is now <br />understood. <br />Uue to the rugged typography along the ridge top where the game <br />drive line was located, it is possible that additional arclu tectural <br />features or lithic sites could still be undetected. Stich resources <br />mould easily exist and a>uld well be eligible for inclusia~ rn the <br />r. National Register. It took a very great deal of effort to locate SUT771 <br />r; .i.n the Class III inventory U3aker 1986). It is, therefore, quite <br />plausible to believe that surface disturbing activity along the ridge <br />could reveal additional small ephemeral resoura:s. For these reasons, <br />it is recrrrrnended that Colorado t•]estmoreland !x restricted from ground <br />~~ disturbing activity on the ridge unless an archaeologist is present to <br />nnnitor such work. T},e ridge crest is apparently outside CWI'S revised <br />area of undertakirry for the west portal and such a stipulation should be <br />of no immediate concern. In the event CWI's plans change or other <br />developers propose ground disturbing activities on the ridge top, <br />n 171Y11111E1' 1tat1Uf1 requirements for archaeological monitoring should be <br />triggered. I7ccept for the recarn~ded stipulatioi, Colorado <br />~ L~estmoreland's proposed portal development appears to pox no threat to <br />SU1'771 which is not believe_~d to be Register Eligible anyway. <br />S3 <br />