Archaeological Survey of High Priority Parcels and Other Miscellaneous Areas onthe Fort Carson Military Reservation, El Paso, Pueblo, and Fremont Counties, Colorado

摘要

An intensive cultural resource inventory was conducted of 8,639 acres in 65parcels of varying size throughout the Fort Carson Military Reservation. Ninety-eight sites and 98 isolated finds were recorded; two previously recorded sites were revisited and reevaluated. Of 98 newly recorded sites, 78 are prehistoric, 9 are historic, and 11 are multi-component prehistoric/historic. Ninety isolated finds are prehistoric and 8 are historic. Prehistoric sites occur in a range of settings but display an overall affinity for water sources. Complex sites in particular tend to be situated close to water. Most datable habitation falls within the Late Archaic period to Middle Ceramic period time span, ca. 1500 B.C. to A.D. 1500. Most historic sites are associated with ranching/homesteading and fall within the A.D. 1875-1940 date range. The remnant of a World War II prisoner of war camp associated with Camp Carson, the predecessor of Fort Carson Military Reservation, was also recorded. Two newly recorded prehistoric sites and a previously recorded historic site are assessed as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Management recommendations for these sites include avoidance/protection and data retrieval. It is also recommended that a historic grave situated in a military training area be disinterred and relocated to another part of the post.