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8.0 WHAT WAS FOUND

Previous surveys in the Arrow Lexes area conducted in 1961,
1967, and 1973, revealed a cotal of 135 archaeological sites. Dur—-
ing the 1977 field season, 37 new sites were recorded bringing this
total to 152. This numerical
increasein the number £ lintect! arcnasclozical sites. Rather,
it indicates an | increase in che number of places where evidence

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since been destroyed. Evidence of their being came to our attention

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through local collectors and through our own survey activities.

Of a present total of 152 archasclogical sites recorded in
the Arrow Lakes area only 28 (18.LS5) nave not been completely des-
troyed. Of these 26 sites nin the active flood .
zone of the Arrow Lakes Eeseryoir. The remaining 12 (8%) are above
the present high water level. However, the condition of many of
these archaeological sites is such, that the sites are of little or
no scientific value. Let us examine thes sites in a little more
detail.

First of all, it must be remembered that archaeological
sites are not all the same.

nis is a very imoortant point which

must be considered when evaluatin: erali impact of development

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on the archaeology of the Arrow Lakes area. Archaeological sites

may be classified into different activity areas, and in tne discus-
Sion which follows, I have referred to tune archaeological sites in

these terms.

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