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DocuSign Envelope ID: 2D970A62 -10C1- 4949 - 9224- E9F2ADB7D568 <br />Table of Contents <br />PART 1. BACKGROUND RESEARCH .................................................... ..............................1 <br />I. Introduction ...................................................................................... ..............................1 <br />a. Qualifications ........................................................................................................ ..............................1 <br />b. Making an Appointment ...................................................................................... ..............................1 <br />II. Accessing Records ............................................................................ ..............................2 <br />a. Maps ....................................................................................................................... ..............................2 <br />b. Site Forms .............................................................................................................. ..............................2 <br />c. Reports ................................................................................................................... ..............................2 <br />PART 2. TERRESTRIAL FIELD METHODOLOGY ............................ ..............................3 <br />I. Introduction ...................................................................................... ..............................3 <br />a. Definitions ............................................................................................................. ..............................3 <br />1. Defining an Archaeological Site ...................................................................... ..............................3 <br />2. Site Occurrence Probability Categories ......................................................... ..............................3 <br />3. Area of Potential Effects .................................................................................. ..............................4 <br />4. Cemeteries and Grave Sites ............................................................................. ..............................4 <br />b. Qualifications and Permitting ............................................................................. ..............................4 <br />1. Principal Investigator Qualifications .............................................................. ..............................4 <br />2. Archaeological Investigations on State Lands .............................................. ..............................4 <br />c. Planning and Contingencies ................................................................................ ..............................5 <br />1. Background Research ....................................................................................... ..............................5 <br />2. Changes in Field Strategies /Methodologies .................................................. ..............................5 <br />3. Inadvertent Discovery of Human Remains .................................................. ..............................5 <br />II. Forms of Investigation ...................................................................... ..............................5 <br />a. Monitoring ............................................................................................................. ..............................5 <br />b. Reconnaissance Survey /Due Diligence ............................................................ ..............................6 <br />c. Phase I Identification Survey .............................................................................. ..............................7 <br />d. Phase II Evaluation / Testing ............................................................................... ..............................7 <br />e. Phase III Data Recovery /Mitigation or Treatment ......................................... ..............................8 <br />III. Field Methodologies ........................................................................ ..............................8 <br />a. Remote Sensing ..................................................................................................... ..............................8 <br />1. LiDAR and Multi- Spectral Imagery ............................................................... ..............................9 <br />2. On -Site Remote Sensing ................................................................................... ..............................9 <br />b. Pedestrian Reconnaissance ................................................................................ .............................10 <br />c. Excavation ............................................................................................................ .............................10 <br />1. Shovel Testing .................................................................................................. .............................10 <br />2. Close- Interval Shovel Testing ........................................................................ .............................12 <br />3. Soil Coring and Augering ................................................................................ .............................12 <br />4. Test Unit Excavation ....................................................................................... .............................12 <br />North Carolina Office of State Archaeology — Archaeological Investigation Standards and Guidelines (December 2017) Page iii <br />