ML070730671
| ML070730671 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Rancho Seco |
| Issue date: | 04/30/2006 |
| From: | Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) |
| To: | NRC/FSME |
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| TAC L52668 | |
| Download: ML070730671 (6) | |
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AA SACRAMENTO STATE COLLEGE 6000 JAY STREET
- SACRAMENTO
- CALIFORNIA 95819 DEPARTMEN-Y OF ANTROLOPOLOOY Grch 5, 1971 Mr. Kerneth Mellor Sacramento 1.:unicipal Utility District P. 0. Box 15838 Sacramento, California 95813 Dear Mr. M-ellor; I would like to thank you for contacting Sacramento Sitate College and giving the Archeological Research Facility the opportunity to look over the project area of the Fancho Seco nuclear-power plant for features of archeological significance.
It is co).mendable that you had the breadth of interest to include this ;aspect in your inquiry into the background of the land the project encompasses.
As you may recall, we had no record of any archeological sites
.ever being found in your project area.
I submitted tlhat it was, however, unlikely that the area had ever actually been surveyed for prehistoric features.
We agreed that it would be a good idea to make a reconnaissance of the area for possible aboriginal occupation sites.
After our tour of the project area. on the 17th of February it seemed to me that the small seasonal tributary of Hadselville Creek-that crosses sections 29 and 32 would have beeni:aboiit the only feature which mdght have attracted a prehistoric: population of large enough size and for long enough time to have accumlulated an obvious archeological deposit.
We walked over the: sides of that watercourse and found no ostensible evidence of prehi.storic occupation sites.
The project area is part of the large interstream trac-t which lies between the Costrunes and American Rivers and is drained by small strea.s that carry water only in the winter and spring months.
In my opinion this land was of marginal use in prehistoric time, that is, the villages were mainly located on the permanent streams and rivers and these interstreLa1 tracts extending out fro,= them were used for short foraging trips.
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edible herbs could have been collected and game such as rabbits, antelope, and elk could have been hunted.
These kinds of activities would not have left prorminent evidence of prehistoric aboriginal land use.
This does not, however, mean that the area is not of archeological importance.
Arzheologists are now aware that in order to m-ake useful assessnents of aboriginal land use and ecolor, areas such as this must be included in their investigations and even the smallest trace in the area of marginal use may tremendously outweigh in importance a large village site in another area.
The areas which are peripheral to areas suitable for permanent village sites, since they were probably more or less unoccupied, may ultimately be of the utmost importance
-in d6t`6raihin r e, itoriccult-are grout) bouinda~ries. ashey proba~bly formed "no-maxns-lands" between densly occupied areas which had distinct cultural identities.
I would recomrmend very strongly that a detailed and exhaustive survey be made of the Rancho Seco project area for archeological evidence 6f this nature before any further construction be undertaken there.
It will, of course, be impossible to determine what might have been covered by the power plant facilities, the reservoir, and the roads which were built.
For this reason any undisturbed eTidence that does remain is of that much greater importance.
Thanks again for the opportunity to be of service.
it is encouraging that more interest is being shown to archeological resources on both public and private lands.
If we can be of further assistance, please let me know.
Sincerely yours,
/Jiohn'-.
Beck' Technical Assistant