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DocuSign Envelope ID: 16F7E188 -42F5- 4144- AF1B- 934E4ACOFE59 <br />disturbance, artifact density, cultural affiliation(s), materials recovered, methods of <br />artifact recovery from the surface, methods and results of subsurface testing, and <br />anticipated project impact. Historic and prehistoric sites should receive comparable <br />descriptions. <br />Standing historic structures or ruins within the project area should be noted as to <br />location, materials, and apparent type. If present, archaeological components associated <br />with structures should be described. <br />Recovered materials should be described by means of customary references to amount <br />and type. The latter category can comprise individual traits such as raw material, temper, <br />surface treatment, etc., and established morphological patterns or trait associations. The <br />use of tables is encouraged for presentation of data from large numbers of sites. <br />The survey results should include: <br />1. Field survey time, specifically how many person -days in the field were necessary <br />to cover the project area using the techniques described; <br />2. Percentage of the overall project area investigated with different survey <br />methodologies, including map(s) noting shovel test locations or noting areas <br />covered using different strategies (e.g., areas shovel tested at 15 -m intervals, areas <br />investigated with pedestrian survey and shovel tests at 30 -m intervals, etc.); <br />3. Total number of shovel tests excavated per designated study area, along with <br />description and images of representative soil profiles from shovel tests of <br />surveyed areas (may be included as an appendix), and the extent to which <br />excavated soils resemble those mapped by the National Resource Conservation <br />Service; <br />4. Portions of the overall project area not intensively investigated, if any, and <br />reason(s) why these areas were not examined with systematic pedestrian survey <br />or shovel tests (sloped, wet, disturbed, etc.), including map(s) showing areas not <br />intensively surveyed labeled with associated rationale for exclusion; <br />5. Table, if more than one site is identified, that lists site numbers, site types, <br />temporal range and /or cultural affiliation of the sites, and site NRHP eligibility <br />recommendations; <br />6. Individual site descriptions, including: <br />a. Cultural affiliation and functional type; <br />b. Estimate of site size and percentage of site area covered by artifact <br />collections; <br />c. Site map, showing site boundaries, shovel test locations, features if <br />present, and relevant landmarks; <br />d. At least one representative photograph of the site vicinity; <br />e. Amount and type of materials recovered from site and artifact collection <br />biases (e.g., surface visibility, previous collections); <br />f. Stratigraphy of site with reference to shovel test profiles and at least one <br />representative photograph; and <br />North Carolina Oce of State Archaeology — Archaeological Investigation Standard and Guidelines December 2017) Page 25 <br />