2018-096-E AMS - Legacy Research Associates Morris Grove Cultural and Archtectural study

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 7D2C136C- F807- 49B1- 9FBO- 431FFACOA239 Any cemeteries found will be recorded, but they will not be probed to determine boundaries or the number of graves present. If unmarked human burials or skeletal remains are found, the North Carolina State Archaeologist will be notified immediately, following the provisions of North Carolina G.S. 70, Article 3, The Unmarked Human Burial and Skeletal Remains Protection Act. All excavation procedures will conform to the Secretary of Interior's Standards and Guide lines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation (36 CFR Part 61). These include establishing a datum point; measuring in metric with English conversions; drawing a plan view of the site surface features and elevations; establishing a system of designation for cultural features and excavation units and levels; using standard excavation unit sizes; excavating features in natural strata; describing feature soil using standardized measures; sifting soil through %4 -inch mesh; employing other standard feature excavation procedures; recovering soil for flotation or fine - screening for the purpose of floral and /or faunal analysis; and keeping a photographic record of all excavations, including photographs of all features in plan view and cross - section profile. D. LABORATORY ANALYSIS Once the fieldwork is completed, the archaeological materials will be returned to Legacy's Durham facility for processing. The artifacts will be cleaned and catalogued, and the artifact collection will be studied to determine the date(s) of occupation and the range of activities carried out at each site. The vertical and horizontal distributions of the materials from each site will be studied so that the nature and extent of the site can be better understood. E. RESEARCH QUESTIONS The research design for this project is determined by its objectives, specifically to discover and locate any cultural resources on the property and to assess the significance of these resources. F. NRHP - ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT Recommendations on the significance of all sites recorded during this survey will be based on several criteria. The criteria for evaluating the NRHP eligibility are described in 36 CFR 60.4. Sites, objects, districts, structures, and buildings are determined as worthy of inclusion on the NRHP if "the quality of significance in American history, architecture, engineering and culture is present" in these resources and if they "possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association and a. are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or b. are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or C. embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction that represents the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or d. have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history." In general, the majority of archaeological sites that are deemed significant and typically eligible for inclusion on the NRHP will fall under the last criterion (d). In order to assess a site's significance, its potential for contributing new or collaborative information to the theoretical and substantive knowledge of archaeology must be determined (Butler 1987; Townsend et al.