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Fremont A cultural tradition centered in the Great <br /> Basin based on horticulture and Archaic- <br /> like procurement of faunal and vegetable <br /> sources . Economic and technologic traits <br /> are shared with both the Anasazi and Archaic <br /> traditions . <br /> Ground Stone Stone altered by grinding. <br /> Isolated Artifact Any cultural loci containing less than <br /> five artifacts . <br /> Limited Activity Sites utilized primarily for the exploitation <br /> of a specific resource, such as a quarry or <br /> a collection area, or for the performance <br /> of a short-term task. <br /> Lithic Scatter A random collec i�n of stone tools or <br /> debitage at a st e without features . <br /> Mano A hand-held stone used to grind or pound <br /> substances against a metate. <br /> Metate A large block of sandstone or other porous <br /> rock which is shaped to form a basin on one <br /> side in which to grind grains of various kinds . <br /> Mitigation The alleviation of adverse impact by avoi- <br /> dance through project redesign or project <br /> relocation, by protection, or by adequate <br /> scientific study of cultural resources . <br /> Open Campsite Any locus of aboriginal aQ(tivity where the <br /> artifact assemblage contains both chipped <br /> and ground stone artifacts . <br /> Paleo-Indian The oldest discovered cultural tradition in <br /> the New World with an economy based on the <br /> hunting of extinct Pleistocene megafauna, <br /> using large, well-made , lanceolate projectile <br /> points . It began by 12 ,000 years ago and <br /> terminated between 7-9000 years ago. <br /> Projectile Point A tool designed to be hurled or shot forward, <br /> such as a spear point or an arrow point . <br /> Rock Art A painting or pecked-out picture of an <br /> animal , human, or mythical being or abstract <br /> design found on flat , exposed rock surfaces <br /> either in the open or in caves or shelters . <br /> Site Any area or location occupied as a residence <br /> or utilized by humans for a sufficient time <br /> to construct features or deposit artifacts . <br /> APR 9 198r <br /> 16 <br />