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Doc Date:12H1/2001 III III III IIIIIII III <br />sss <br />s~~~ <br />2.9 ARCHAEOLOGICAL CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES _ .. ~ ~ `~ 1 °/;tai/sr/ <br />Section 4.1 discusses control of impacts to resources described in this section. <br />The Archeological resources of the Northwestern Colorado region are believed to <br />represent a vide array of cultures spanning at least 13,000 years and including <br />several cultures, some of which are known to exist and others that are only sus- <br />peeled. These cultures include the Clovis, Folsom, Plano, Desert Archaic, Fre- <br />mont, and recent historic cultures such as the Ute Indians. A specific chrono- <br />logy of cultures for the region has not been formulated, however, the following <br />has been suggested as a probable sequence of occupation by early man. <br />Published evidence of sites in the area which represent the Clovis or Folsom cul- <br />. lures have not been made to date. Several unconfirmed reports are found of Clo- <br />vie and Folsom point finds by local collectors in northwest Colorado. <br />The next chronological culture, the Plano, extended from 8,000 to 5,000 B.C. The <br />only documented evidence of this prehistoric culture was found in Dinosaur <br />National Monument, approximately 80 miles west of the Craig area (Breternitz, <br />1963). <br />Reported sites documenting the Desert Archaic Culture have been located in the <br />Dinosaur National Monument and on the Uncompaghre Plateau. No sites, however, <br />have been found in the area surrounding the proposed mine plan area. <br />The Fremont Culture, primarily based upon agricultural activities, lasted for <br />approximately 350 years 0800-1150 A.D.). Several archeological sites have been <br />recorded in western Moffat County that represent [his culture. Since the abun- <br />dance of cultural remains is inversely proportional to their age, the sites <br />representing this culture are more numerous than those mentioned previously. <br />Rock art, rock shelters, and masonry granaries are remains that are representa- <br />tive of this time period. <br />l~ <br />2-587 ~gp 2 }gat <br />..r __ -_ ~- ~ ~ ~- <br />