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04/0911999 09:14 9196443002 OR. CTY. PLANNING <br /> 12 <br /> revealed that historic road-bed remnants do exist, usually appearing as a dAnpiy- <br /> eroded, linear clay feature. This feature"signature" should be visible in historic aerial <br /> photographs(e.g., 1930s soil survey) investigated during they tackground research <br /> phase of the project. <br /> Information on site locations and potential site locations gathered from review of <br /> maps, the various state site titer, secondary and primary historic sources, informant <br /> Interviews, and other kinds of research will be correlated. Pertinent prehistoric and <br /> historic landscapes will be described as well as associated themes, sites, and <br /> landscape features. This will form an archaeological context for the St. Mary's <br /> Corridor. <br /> One additional product of this research will be placement of site locations an <br /> USGS quadrangle maps. These maps and related site attribute Information will be <br /> placed in a compatible digital format for use by Orange County. Mr. Roscoe Reeves <br /> has stated that the County would provide, at no expense, copies of its relevant digital <br /> data files to University of North Carolina at Greensboro Geography students. Student <br /> members of the projoct will help in the analysis of site distributions and map <br /> production. <br /> Task Three <br /> After correlating the results of intensive background research, information <br /> gathered from local landowners and collectors, and initial field reconnaissancA, a <br /> research design for future archaeological Investigations will be produced. This <br /> research design will be incorporated as part of the project re poi I. It will include <br /> recommendations for future avenues of historical research. A scope of work will be <br /> included as an appendix to the report. This scope of work will include a <br /> comprehensive plan for systematic archaeological survey and testing of specific <br /> portions of the project area, and recommendations for laboratory analysis and <br /> Subsequent curatlonal responsibilities. As one of the preservation goals is <br /> determination of potential eligibility of future resources for nomination to the National <br /> Register of Historic Places, the criteria for such determinations will also be explained <br /> in a regional context. <br /> Products <br /> Two main products will result from this study. The first is a professional quality <br /> report that Includes an archaeological context for the St. Mary's Corridor. Prehistoric <br /> and historic landscapes will be described with relevant themes, site deacriptiona, and <br /> landscape feature descriptions noted within each cultural period pertinent to the <br /> project area. An annotated bibliography will Lm part of this report, helping to focus <br /> future historical research efforts. Background research and site reconnaissance will <br /> be synthesized to create a research design for future archaeological research in the <br /> area A scope of work will be appended to the report that details field methr ds, <br /> laboratory methods, and curational responsibilities stemming from the overarching <br /> research design. .. <br /> The second product of this study will be a digital map of suspected and <br /> confirmed archaeological site and landscape feature locations along the St. Mary's <br /> 4 <br />