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Task 3: Laboratory Analysis and Reporting <br />Once the fieldwork is completed, the archaeological materials will be returned to Legacy's <br />Durham facility for processing. The artifacts will be cleaned and catalogued, and the <br />artifact collection from each site will be studied to determine the date or dates of <br />occupations present and the range of activities carried out at each site. The vertical and <br />horizontal distributions of the materials from each site will be studied so that the nature <br />and extent of the site can be better understood. <br />Upon completion of the data analysis and synthesis, a draft final report will be submitted <br />for review and comment. This report will detail the results of the background research, <br />fieldwork, and laboratory analysis. The report will be illustrated with photographs and <br />drawings of archaeological sites and artifacts, as needed, and will conform to the reporting <br />standards presented in the OSA guidelines. In addition to the report, archaeological site <br />forms will be completed for each recorded site or isolated find. North Carolina Cemetery <br />Survey forms will be completed for all cemeteries recorded. Following receipt of <br />comments on the draft report, we will address all comments and produce the Final Report. <br />Legacy will temporarily curate all artifacts and records resulting from the project pending <br />final curation and will prepare all materials for curation following OSA guidelines. The <br />materials will be provided to the OSA for curation within 90 days of acceptance of the final <br />report. <br />CORPORATE AND STAFF QUALIFICATIONS <br />Legacy Research Associates, Inc. is a consulting firm specializing in archaeological <br />research in North Carolina, and is a woman -owned business certified by the North Carolina <br />Department of Administration and the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The <br />company principal is Deborah Joy. <br />Project Manager and Field Director for the project will be Ms. Deborah Joy. The project <br />Principal Investigator will be Dr. Linda France Stine. Vitae for both Ms. Joy and Dr. Stine <br />are attached to this proposal. <br />Ms. Joy has over 18 years experience conducting archaeological investigations in the <br />Southeast, including cultural resource surveys, site testing and evaluation, data recovery, <br />and construction monitoring. In addition to private- sector experience, for eight years she <br />worked for the North Carolina Department of Transportation conducting Section 106 <br />evaluative studies and writing technical reports for road improvement and bridge <br />replacement projects. She has conducted numerous projects in the Orange and Durham <br />county area including the archaeological survey on the property adjacent to the proposed <br />park. <br />Dr. Stine has twenty years archaeological experience in the Southeast, particularly in the <br />Carolinas and Georgia. She has undertaken construction monitoring, cultural resource <br />surveys, site testing, and data recovery projects. She has evaluated sites for eligibility for <br />nomination to the National Register of Historic Places as well as served as the cultural <br />resource archaeologist for the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Dr. Stine <br />0 <br />