An Archaeological Inventory and Evaluation on the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, El Paso County, Colorado
Creators: name: Valainis, John
Publisher: name: Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: El Paso (County)
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subject: Colorado Springs
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subject: Ranching Period
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subject: Homesteading
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subject: Historic
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subject: 5EP.7801
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subject: 5EP.7804
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subject: 5EP.7802
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subject: 5EP.7812
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subject: 5EP.7808
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subject: 5EP.7807
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subject: 5EP.7806
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subject: 5EP.7813
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subject: 5EP.7805
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subject: 5EP.7795
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subject: 5EP.7809
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subject: 5EP.7799
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subject: 5EP.7796
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subject: 5EP.7800
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subject: 5EP.7810
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subject: 5EP.7797
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subject: 5EP.7811
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subject: 5EP.7798
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subject: JL Ranch Road
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subject: 5EP.7793.1
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subject: Old Starr Ranch Road
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subject: 5EP.7794.1
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subject: 5EP.7803
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subject: Cistern
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subject: Isolated Artifact
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subject: Road
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subject: Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station
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subject: Class III Archaeological Survey
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subject: Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station
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subject: CMAFS
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subject: CMSFS
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/167914/cmsfs
subject: Heritage Management
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subject: Systematic Survey
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description: This report presents the results of a Class II archaeological survey at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. The study area is defined as the entire CMAFS installation with a total acreage of 568 ac, although one section was relaxed to Class II survey due to its steep and broken terrain, and 290 ac were excluded entirely from survey due to extreme terrain or total disturbance. The study area overall does not contain significant archaeological resources, and these survey results confirm the general lack of prehistoric usage or historic development predicted by background research. However, this background research was extensive given the scope of the investigation, and could contribute useful contextual information to future studies of the early Historic Era in the region, particularly on Fort Carson or Cheyenne Mountain State Park.