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DocuSign Envelope ID: 2D970A62 -10C1- 4949 - 9224- E9F2ADB7D568 <br />D. LABORATORY ANALYSIS <br />Once the fieldwork is completed, the archaeological materials will be returned to Legacy's <br />Durham facility for processing. The artifacts will be cleaned and catalogued, and the artifact <br />collection will be studied to determine the date(s) of occupation and the range of activities <br />carried out at each site. The vertical and horizontal distributions of the materials from each <br />site will be studied so that the nature and extent of the site can be better understood. <br />E. RESEARCH QUESTIONS <br />The research design for this project is determined by its objectives, specifically to discover and <br />locate any cultural resources on the property and to assess the significance of these resources. <br />F. NRHP - ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT <br />Recommendations on the significance of all sites recorded during this survey will be based on <br />several criteria. The criteria for evaluating the NRHP eligibility are described in 36 CFR 60.4. <br />Sites, objects, districts, structures, and buildings are determined as worthy of inclusion on the <br />NRHP if "the quality of significance in American history, architecture, engineering and culture is <br />present" in these resources and if they "possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, <br />workmanship, feeling, and association and <br />a. are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad <br />patterns of our history; or <br />b. are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or <br />C. embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of <br />construction that represents the work of a master, or that possess high artistic <br />values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose <br />components may lack individual distinction; or <br />d. have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or <br />history." <br />In general, the majority of archaeological sites that are deemed significant and typically eligible <br />for inclusion on the NRHP will fall under the last criterion (d). In order to assess a site's <br />significance, its potential for contributing new or collaborative information to the theoretical <br />and substantive knowledge of archaeology must be determined (Butler 1987; Townsend et al. <br />1993). Consequently, researchers must consider how each site helps address the questions <br />within the project research design and within the framework of other regional research (Butler <br />1987). <br />The potential of any archaeological site to address research questions is based on determining <br />the intactness of cultural deposits (integrity), the variety and quantity of artifacts, the clarity of <br />site stratigraphy and the discreteness of site boundaries, and on the environmental context of <br />each site (Glassow 1977). In addition, the relative occurrence of cultural assemblages in the <br />region will be taken into account during site evaluation to help address issues of rarity and <br />redundancy (Butler 1987; Glassow 1977). <br />G. REPORTING <br />Upon completion of the fieldwork, a management summary of the results of the survey will be <br />prepared. This management summary will describe the preliminary interpretations, certify that <br />the research design set forth was implemented, and that the fieldwork specified has been <br />completed. The management summary will include a description of the survey, a summary of <br />