Assessment of Gravel Operation Damage to Prehistoric Sites and Recording the Santa Fe Trail within the John Martin Reservoir Project Area, Bent County, Colorado and Evaluation of Old Las Animas (5BN176), a Late Nineteenth Century

摘要

This report describes the results of a cultural resource assessment of gravel quarry impacts on five prehistoric sites (5BN198-5BN202; JM-72-JM-76) previously recorded by Science Applications, Inc. and limited surface reconnaissance of the Santa Fe Trail segments (5BN391) within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) property at the John Martin Reservoir, Bent County, Colorado. The gravel quarry operations conducted in the E 1/2 of NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 35 and the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 35 Township 22S, Range 51W, have severely impacted all of site 5BN202 (JM-76) and the northeast edge of Site 5BN199 (JM-73); the other sites have not been affected by the gravel pit operations. The recent reevaluation by Mariah Associates, Inc. indicates that problems may exist in the identification and quantification of artifacts; and the reported location of some sites 5BN198 (JM-72); 5BN138 (JM-03).