Four Corners Archaeological Project. Report Number 4. Class 3 Cultural Resource Inventory, Paradox Valley Unit, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Project, Montrose County, Colorado

摘要

A Class III cultural resource inventory of 360 acres and four miles of 450 foot wide linear right-of-way was carried out in the Paradox Basin of west central Colorado for the Bureau of Reclamation. This project is part of the Paradox Valley Unit of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Project. During this inventory eight new sites were recorded and one isolated flaked lithic artifact was located. One previously recorded site was reevaluated. The eight newly recorded sites include four historic sites and four prehistoric lithic scatters. None of the historic sites are considered to be eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places and only three of the prehistoric sites contained sufficient research potential for inclusion on the NRHP.