2016-143-E DEAPR - Legacy Research Associates, Inc. for Blackwood Farm archaeological survey of slave cemetary

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DocuSign Envelope ID:7F60E54E-C475-4A87-8A4B-CBC487C92B77 ATTACHMENT 1 BLACKWOOD FARM ARCHAEOLOGY AT SLAVE CEMETERY Scope of Work Historical and Archaeological Investigations at the Blackwood Farm Slave Cemetery(Site 31 ORS80) Prepared for Orange County Department of Environment,Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) Prepared by Legacy Research Associates, Durham, NC 14 January 2016 This scope of work is for historical and archaeological investigations to document marked and unmarked graves located at a slave cemetery located at Blackwood Farm Park in Orange County, The property is owned by Orange County and is managed by DEAPR. The proposed work is to conduct an intensive archaeological survey of the entire cemetery site to determine the number graves/burials and to determine the boundaries of the cemetery. The purpose of the work is to facilitate site stabilization and interpretation. Techniques will include close-interval proving to identify the size and orientation of each burial Project tasks will include the following. • Supervise DEAPR staff during tree and vegetation removal activities. • Conduct close-interval probing at the cemetery to identify and delineate unmarked graves. • Conduct close-interval probing at known (marked) graves to determine size and orientation. • Identify each marked and unmarked grave (head and foot) with pin flags. • Establish and mark the entire cemetery with flagging tape at selected locations around the cemetery perimeter and buffer zone that can be used by DEAPR to identify a possible fencing location or other boundary demarcation. • Map the entire cemetery with a Total Station. • Photograph grave markers that are keyed to the site plan. • Conduct additional historic research of the cemetery. • Prepare a report of the investigations including a detailed map of the cemetery. Project deliverables will include the following. • Provide highly accurate digital map and hard-copy map of all burials and any other notable features at the cemetery using a Trimble GPS unit with sub-meter accuracy. • Provide GIS shapefiles of site mapping. • Provide a high-quality pdf format of site mapping suitable for reproduction in a proposed interpretative panel for the cemetery. • Submit two hard copies of the final report plus a digital version to DEAPR and one of each version to OSA including an updated archaeological site form/cemetery form. DEAPR will provide the following. • Remove fallen trees and limbs from the cemetery and clear away any other trees in the vicinity of the cemetery, as directed by the archaeologist. • Clear leaves and vegetation to permit all existing fieldstone headstones or footstones to be seen clearly.