2002-06-05_PERMIT FILE - M2002004 (3)

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Proposed Limestone Quarry Access Road and Overview Cultural Resources Inventory 3.0 Cultural Context The proposed project area falls within the area covered by the newly published prehistoric context for the Arkansas River Basin (Zier and Kalasz 1999) and the historic context for the southern plains prepared by Mehls and Carter (1984). In a general sense, the area was occupied continuously throughout prehistory and into historic times and Table 3.1 presents the cultural chronology for the Arkansas River Basin. Table 5.1. Cultural Chronolo for the Arkansas river tsasln. Cultural`Taxon Temporal, Ran ` e Paleoindian Stage >11,500-7800 Before Present (B.P.) Pre-Clovis Period >11,500 B.P. Clovis Period 11,500 - 10,950 B.P. Folsom Period 10,950 -10,250 B.P Plano Period 10,250 - 7800 B.P. 11 Archaic Stage Early Archaic Period Middle Archaic Period Late Archaic Period Late Prehistoric Stage 7800 -1850 B.P. (A.D. 100) 7800 - 5000 B.P. 5000 - 3000 B.P. 3000 - 1850 B.P. 1850 - 225 B.P. (A.D. 100 - 1725) 11 Developmental Period Diversification Period Apishipa Phase Sopris Phase Protohistoric Period Snurca- Kalas7 et el. 1999 1850 - 900 B.P. (A.D. 100 - 1050) 900 - 500 B.P. (A.D. 1050 - 1450) 900 - 500 B.P. (A.D. 1050 - 1450) 900 - 750 B.P. (A.D. 1050 - 1200) 500 - 225 B.P. (A.D. 1450 - 1725) ' The Colorado Southern Frontier Historic Context (Mehls and Carter 1984) presents a series of socioeconomic themes for the history of the region. The themes listed below are those from the context applicable to the specific project area. • Spanish Frontier (1763-1822) • Mexican Land Grants and Hispanic Settlement (1830-1870) • Early Farming and Ranching in Southeast. Colorado (1840-1890) • Open Range Ranching (1859-1900) ' Trails and Transportation (1820-1900) • The Railroad Era (1870-1945) t Coal Mining and Steel Industry (1880-1945) ' • Dust Bowl and Great Depression (1829-1941) M7