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50 <br /> White asked, in reference to cemeteries, that when it <br /> says in the National Register Fact Sheet, that the <br /> National Register was created primarily to recognize <br /> and protect historic places or environments that <br /> represent how people worked, lived and built. Human <br /> burials are recognized and protected under other laws, <br /> so even if this is not recognized as a National <br /> Register potential place, that graveyard could still be <br /> protected under its own? <br /> Ward replied yes, the graves would be protected. But <br /> the graveyard is a component of this larger thing and <br /> not an entity of itself. <br /> P. Dickinson stated that as a Historic Commission, they <br /> are interested in and fascinated by the- collection of <br /> history, but the Commission's charge tonight is much <br /> narrower than that. The Commission is asked to comment <br /> on a Register nomination itself and all they have to go <br /> on is the document and the register forms which tells <br /> how to apply the National Register Criteria for <br /> evaluation. Because there are so many archeological <br /> sites, this information gets very specific in talking <br /> about Criterion D. It does have to contribute to the <br /> understanding of history and it has to be considered <br /> important information. To be considered important, it <br /> has to be shown to have a significant bearing on a <br /> research design that addresses such areas as current <br /> data gaps or alternative theories that challenge <br /> existing ones or priority areas identified under state <br /> management plans. <br /> T. Dickinson stated that he finds it very difficult to <br /> comment under part two of Criterion D which states that <br /> this is an important archeological site because to be <br /> important, it must stand out amongst the 600 different <br /> resources in Orange County that are obviously above <br /> ground, not to mention the ones that have not yet been <br /> found below ground. <br /> T. Dickinson stated that in this case, the Commission <br /> is dealing with an archeological site where the data is <br /> there and preserved under the ground, which makes it <br /> more difficult for the Commission to get a grip on <br /> it. . . <br /> Rich corrected that the artifacts may be there. It is <br /> conjecture to say that they are there. It is not known <br /> for sure if the are there. <br /> White added that if the artifacts were known to be <br /> 9 <br />