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DocuSign Envelope ID: BDD8D10C-A07A-4420-810E-AE25FD2F1425 <br /> A sketch map of each site discovered will be produced,and the site and its limits will be entered on the <br /> project map. The location of each shovel test will be placed on the site sketch map, and notes will be <br /> maintained on the soil profiles and artifact content of each shovel test. Each site will be photographed, <br /> and general notes will be taken concerning site location and condition.Standard recordation forms will <br /> be used in the field to record archaeological sites. <br /> Archaeological sites will be defined as occurrences of at least one artifact and/or a locale that exhibits <br /> evidence of intact surface or subsurface cultural features.All artifacts recovered will be bagged by site <br /> and 1ntra-site provenience.The Principal Investigator and Field Director will maintain detailed notes on <br /> the survey methodology, sites identified on the survey, and relevant environmental factors. <br /> All sites identified during the survey will be delineated in the field by GIS-GPS technology and <br /> transferred onto scale/location mapping as shapefiles. <br /> Any cemeteries found will be recorded, but they will not be probed to determine boundaries or the <br /> number of graves present. If unmarked human burials or skeletal remains are found, the North Carolina <br /> State Archaeologist will be notified immediately,following the provisions of North Carolina G.S.70,Article <br /> 3. The Unmarked Human Burial and Skeletal Remains Protection Act. <br /> All excavation procedures will conform to the 5ecretaryofInterior's Standards and Guidelines for <br /> Archaeologyand Historic Preservation(3 6 CFR Part 61).These include establishing a datum point; <br /> measuring in metric with English conversions; drawing a plan view of the site surface features and <br /> elevations; establishing a system of designation for cultural features and excavation units and levels; <br /> using standard excavation unit sizes; excavating features in natural strata; describing feature soil using <br /> standardized measures; sifting soil through Ya-inch mesh; employing other standard feature excavation <br /> procedures; recovering soil for flotation or fine-screening for the purpose of floral and/or faunal <br /> analysis; and keeping a photographic record of all excavations, including photographs of all features in <br /> plan view and cross--section profile. <br /> C. LA130RATORY ANALYSIS <br /> Once the fieldwork is completed, the archaeological materials will be returned to Legacy's Durham facility <br /> for processing.The artifacts will be cleaned and catalogued, and the artifact collection will be studied to <br /> determine the date(s)of occupation and the range of activities carried out at each site.The vertical and <br /> horizontal distributions of the materials from each site will be studied so that the nature and extent of the <br /> site can be better understood. <br /> D.RESEARCH QUESTIONS <br /> The research design for this project is determined by its objectives, specifically to discover and locate any <br /> cultural resources on the property and to assess the significance of these resources. <br /> E. NRHP-ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT <br /> Recommendations on the significance of all sites recorded during this survey will be based on several <br /> 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 NRHP if <br /> "the quality of significance in American history, architecture, engineering and culture is present" in these <br /> resources and if they"possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials,workmanship, feeling,and <br /> association and <br /> a. are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns <br /> 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 construction that <br /> represents the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent <br /> a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual <br /> distinction; or <br /> d. have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or <br /> history." <br /> 3 <br />