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<br />MANAGENIENT SLTMMA.RY <br />Environmental Services, Inc., (ESI) conducted an intensive archaeological investigation of the <br />Southern Human Services Campus {SFISC), located an approximately 34 acres in Orange <br />County, North Carolina, in August 200G. This investigation was conducted for the Orange <br />County to comply with local. policies on County development projects. All fieldwork was <br />designed to comply with guidelines established by the Office of the Secretary of the Interior of <br />the United States. <br />Orange County has proposed to construct additional improvements to the SHSC off Homestead <br />Road, just north of the town limits of Chapel Hill in Orange County, North Carolina. Orange <br />County leas requested that an intensive archaeological survey be conducted in -the areas of <br />proposed ground distuxbance (Areas 1 and 2). In addition, it was requested that ESI conduct a <br />limited field reconnaissance of the remainder of the parcel where no construction is currently <br />planned (Areas 3 and 4}. <br />Background research was conducted at the Office of State Archaeology (OSA). Field <br />investigations consisted of.pedestrian investigation and shovel testing. .Areas of clear visibility, <br />including eroded ar exposed ground surfaces and unpaved roads within the survey area were <br />inspected far historic structures, artifacts, and other signs of prehistoric or historic cultural <br />activity: .All shovel tests (n=25) were approximately 30 centimeters in diameter and dug to <br />sterile subsoil; no shovel testing was conducted outside the project area. <br />Intensive archaeological investigation of Areas 1 and 2 recorded one archaeological site <br />(31 OR584* *; Table A). This late nineteenth to early twentieth century domestic site yielded <br />few artifacts and expressed little archaeological integrity. It is xecomrnended not eligible for the <br />National Register. No further work is necessary in Areas 1 and 2, and it is recommended that <br />work be allowed to proceed in these areas without concern for impacts to significant cultural <br />resources. <br />Table A: Summary of Site Data <br />Site Number Cultural Affiliation Site Type Recommendations <br />310R584** Late 19~'-Early2d~`Cen. Domestic Not Eligible-NFW* <br />*Na Further Work <br />A reconnaissance of Areas 3 and 4 found that these areas Have a low potential to contain <br />significant cultural resources. A pedestrian inspection of these areas did not observe any cultural <br />resources on the ground surface. Limrted shovel testing did not yield any cultural materials and <br />zevealed a thin, partially eroded soil profile. Areas 3 and 4 also encompass previously developed <br />areas, moderately steep slopes, and the headwaters of ephemeral drainages, landforms that do not <br />typically contain significant archaeological sites. It is recommended that no additional <br />archaeological investigations occl~x in Areas 3 and 4, based on the results of the reconnaissance <br />investigation. <br />
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