Cultural Resources Inventory of the West Divide Project in Garfield and Mesa Counties, Colorado

摘要

During the spring of 1978, the Laboratory of Public Archaeology (LOPA) conducted a Phase III archaeological inventory for the Bureau of Reclamation in the West Divide Project area near Rifle, Colo. The area included 15,500 acres of proposed full service lands and reservoir areas, as well as 87 miles of canal and conduit routes. Thirty-four prehistoric sites and eleven historic sites were recorded during the survey of these areas. Four prehistoric sites and two historic sites were relocated from a previous survey. The material culture found at the prehistoric sites represented occupations ranging from the Archaic Period to the Protohistoric Period. The historic sites represented Euro-American homesteads or remains of squatters' dwellings. Of the 38 prehistoric sites, three from the West Divide Project area are deemed eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and 18 are very likely to be eligible for nomination but need further testing to evaluate their full potential.