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4.9 CULTURAL RESOURCES Based on previous work within the area, it was postulated that occupation sites in this part of California are located along streams or near permanent water supplies. Ethnographically,it was known that small, secondary villages existed within the territories of the primary village, and that other sites in the area would be a small, temporary or special purpose sites. These special use sites should be distinguishable from the secondary village sites by small size, lack of diversified deposition, lack of building structure floors and opportunistic placement regardless of water sources. To test this hypothesis,the project area was divided into areas of high and low archaeological sensitivity, primarily on the basis of access to water. The areas were to be given surveys of equal intensity. If the proposed hypotheses were correct, no sites showing long-term habitation in those areas deemed to be of low archaeological sensitivity would be found(Figure 4.9-2). Survey Methods and Conditions The method employed in the archaeological field survey consisted of linear transects of the project area, walked at 10- to 20-meter intervals to ensure full coverage. Ground surface visibility on the property ranged from approximately five to 95 percent. Seven lithic specimens, two pieces of bone, two pieces of shell and one baked clay ball fragment were collected during the fieldwork. These of fi faets',,,.,.faet- will be delivered to the Geatr-al GalifeEnia Ar-ehaeelegieal lfifefffiatiefi Center-in Tudeek after-fnifigafien ef the proposed pfojeef is deter-mined.— Because of the uncertainty regarding rightful possession of artifacts as a result of Public Law 101-601(November 16, 1990),the artifacts were delivered to San Joaquin County Community Development Department who in turn handed them over to the applicant. In addition to the literature survey conducted by the Central California Information Center of the California Archaeological Inventory,several sources were consulted for historical data. The resources at the Bancroft Library located at the University of California, Berkeley, and at California State Universities in San Francisco and Hayward were investigated with regard to this project. Information was also provided from the California Archaeological Inventory,Central California Information Center. Information compiled by the project sponsors was reviewed for general information on the project environment. Results of Research and Field Survey The records search at the Central California Information Center revealed the presence of eight archaeological sites on the project site (Lawrence, 1990). These sites included two occupation sites with burials,three occupation sites with no reported burials, and two impermanent campsites. One site report (Site No. CA SJO 0013)is nonspecific. Four of the reports were by Schenck and Dawson in 1929;two were reported by a field party from the University of California at Berkeley in 1949; one was reported in 1949 by G.L. Grosscup. F.A. Riddell reported one large site in 1970,stating it may have represented a major late village. As discussed below, these eight sites have been determined by the EIR authors to be two sites, of uncertain antiquity, each containing burials. 4.9-4