Science in Practice Portal

A cultural resource survey of springs was made for input into an environmental impact statement on livestock grazing. Although based on a non-random sample of less than 1/10 of 1% of the total acreage involved, enough data was gathered to propose temporal phases and for some settlement patterns to begin to emerge for periods prior to ca. 3,000 B.C. Also, the impact of livestock on spring-related cultural resources was documented.