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Historic Properties Treatment Plan, Collom Mine, Colorado 44 <br />will be allowed to dry for at least 24 hours. Once dry, both fractions will be collected in clean <br />plastic ziplock bags to await sorting and analysis. <br />The light fraction will be air -dried and examined under a binocular dissecting microscope at 10x <br />and 20x magnification. All seeds will be removed and placed in vials. The charred plant <br />macrofossils will then be identified using seed manuals and a seed reference collection at <br />TRC Mariah. To avoid faulty interpretations due to contamination from the modern seed rain, <br />uncharred plant seeds will not be considered prehistoric. Seeds are produced in enormous <br />quantities, and unburned seeds are naturally deposited by such means as root holes, drying <br />cracks, downwashing, and burrowing organisms. Under normal environmental conditions, <br />uncharred seeds related to cultural activities generally decompose and disappear from the site <br />record in less than a century after deposition. Wood charcoal from the samples will also be <br />identified to taxon where possible. <br />5.3.7 Human Remains <br />If any evidence of human remains is encountered, excavation at that particular site will cease <br />immediately. The remains will be protected from further disturbance. The BLM Little Snake <br />Field Office and Colowyo will be contacted immediately for further instruction. <br />5.3.8 Reportin <br />A report detailing the results of the excavations will be completed and submitted to the BLM <br />within 18 months of the completion of the fieldwork. The results of the excavations will be <br />presented in a single report, which will facilitate comparison. The report will include <br />descriptions of the scope of fieldwork; detailed analysis of the environment, depositional, and <br />culture historic context of the investigated sites; detailed presentation of basic feature and <br />artifactual data and analyses; and analysis and discussion of the results in terms of the research <br />design provided. above. Artifacts recovered from BLM:- administered lands will be curated at the <br />Museum of Western Colorado. Artifacts from private land will be sent to the landowner. <br />47599 TRC Mariah Associates Inc. <br />