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measures,the significance of cultural resources must be determined. The steps normally taken in <br /> ` a cultural resources investigation for CEQA compliance are as follows. <br /> 1. Identify cultural resources. <br /> 2. Evaluate the significance of resources. <br /> 3. Evaluate the effects of the project on all resources. <br /> — 4. Develop and implement measures to mitigate the effects of the project on only <br /> significant resources. <br /> The CEQA Guidelines define a significant historical resource as a resource listed or <br /> eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR) (Section 15064.5 <br /> [a]). A historical resource may be eligible for inclusion in the CRHR if it: <br /> r <br /> 1. is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad <br /> patterns of California's history and cultural heritage; <br /> r <br /> 2. is associated with the lives of persons important in our past; <br /> 3. embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type,period, region, or method of <br /> construction, or represents the work of an important creative individual, or possesses <br /> high artistic values; or <br /> 4. has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. <br /> The effort to identify cultural resources in the proposed study corridor included a record <br /> search and a review of the archaeological, ethnographic, and historical literature; consultation <br /> with the Native American Heritage Commission(NAHC) and Native American representatives; <br /> examination of historic maps; historical research; and field surveys. Information gathered as a <br /> result of these activities permitted identification of cultural resources in the study corridor and <br /> shaped the pedestrian survey strategy. Each of these methods, and their results, are outlined <br /> below. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING <br /> ` Prehistoric Setting <br /> Although few archaeological sites demonstrate evidence of human occupation of the San <br /> Joaquin Valley during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene epochs (12,000-6000 B.C.),this <br /> is likely a product of the archaeological record itself rather than lack of human habitation in the <br /> DeStiva Gates Quarry Project,San Joaquin County Cultural Resources Inventory Report <br /> ` Community Development Department November 2005 <br /> 2 AS Os105 <br />