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i~ ® Contributing to our knowledge about prehistoric and historic settlement locations and the exploitation of natural resources for subsistence. ® Understanding environmental diversity and adaptation and change of prehistoric and historic groups. The potential of any discovered site to help address these research areas is based on determining the intactness of cultural deposits (integrity), the variety and quantity of , artifacts, the clarity of site stratigraphy and the discreteness of site boundaries, ar-d on-the environmental context of each site. C. FIELD RECONNAISSANCE A limited field reconnaissance will be accomplished throughout the remainder of the property in areas where no construction is planned. A surface walk-over in areas of ground visibility will be conducted. If cultural material is found on the surface; subsurface testing will be implemented as outlined in the previous section. Areas within the property that have a high probability for the presence of archaeological sites will be thoroughly investigated by systematic subsurface inspection. These areas include flat ridgetops and landforms adjacent to water sources. The large pond on the west side of the property is a likely location for prehistoric occupation. Landforms that exhibit more than 15 percent slope are considered to have a low probability for archaeological sites.. Any sites- identified. in the field reconnaissance will be evaluated and recorded as described in the previous section. Since the requirements for this portion of the survey is limited reconnaissance, systematic subsurface testing at 30-rn intervals will not be conducted across the entire property. As planning for the location of project buildings becomes complete, areas chosen for construction activities may require a more intensive investigation. D. DATA ANALYSIS The archaeological materials will be transported to Legacy's Durham facility for processing. The artifacts will be cleaned and catalogued, and the artifact collection from each site will be studied to determine the date or dates of occupations present 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. REPORTING OF RESULTS "The Orange County ERCD will be informed on a bi-weekly basis as to the progress of the field investigations and reconnaissance, especially as regards the Vincent House property. At the approximate mid-point of the project, a Preliminary Field Report will be made available to the ERCD along with a short presentation to the Northern Human Services Center Park Master Plan Work Group. Upon completion of fieldwork, a Preliminary Field Report (Management Summary) will be provided to ERCD. by November 7, 2003.. The report will detail the results of the background research, fieldwork, and laboratory analysis. The report will be illustrated with photographs and drawings of archaeological sites and artifacts, as needed, and will conform to the reporting standards outlined in the "Guidelines for Preparation of Archaeological Survey Reports, prepared by OSA. This report will provide information on the number and type of sites found during the survey. A cursory description of each site wilt be made along with a determination of potential eligibility for the NRHP. In addition to the report, archaeological site forms will be completed for each recorded site or isolated find. North 4