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6 <br />II. Description of Work <br />The requested service is a cultural and archaeological survey of the site being planned <br />for the Chapel Hill Township Park and Educational Campus (CHATPEC) to locate and <br />evaluate the probable significance and extent of any archaeological or historically <br />significant remains on the property. Amore comprehensive survey of the proposed <br />construction sites should be conducted in order to avoid any damage of cultural <br />resources by the proposed park and school development. <br />The survey will be comprised of the following principal components: (a) background <br />research, (b) an intensive surface and subsurface investigation of the area proposed for <br />facilities construction, with a surface and possible subsurface investigation of the Cate <br />farmstead, a remote tobacco barn, and log dwelling sites, (c) a limited field <br />reconnaissance of the entire property, and (d) a reporting of results. These components <br />are described as follows: <br />A. Background Research <br />Prior to the initiation of the field investigations the Contractor shall undertake <br />background research sufficient to acquire a working familiarity with the natural and <br />cultural resources in the study area and to locate any previously recorded historical or <br />archaeologically significant sites on the property, including former roads, historic <br />structures, and any significant landscape alterations associated with those historic <br />structures. The North Carolina Division of Archives and History should be contacted to <br />determine whether there are any such recorded sites, and to reference existing <br />architectural and archaeological survey files. Other resources should include, but not <br />be limited to An Inventory of Cultural, Historical, Recreational Biological, and Geological <br />Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange County, the Historic Preservation <br />Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan and ERCD staff research files. <br />B. Surface and Subsurface Investigation of the Cate Farmstead, Tobacco Barn <br />and Log Cabin Site <br />The study shall also include a surface and subsurface investigation of the immediate <br />area around the Cate farmhouse and nearby outbuildings, a log cabin located on the <br />rear of the property (east of Jones Creek), and around the tobacco barns near the <br />sound entrance drive (Attachment B). The amount of subsurface excavation will likely <br />depend on the results of initial surface investigation, and may require intensive <br />subsurface shovel test pits (STPs) only in specific concentrated areas. We anticipate <br />the tobacco barn area will require only a minimal subsurface investigation. The number <br />of STPs shall be of the Contractor's choosing, but should be sufficient to determine the <br />cultural and archaeological significance of the site(s), to document the site(s) with state <br />survey forms, and to evaluate the site(s) for eligibility for the National Register of <br />Historic Places. <br />C. Field Reconnaissance for Remainder of Property <br />A limited field investigation may be conducted for the rest of the property where no <br />construction is planned. The field reconnaissance shall provide documentation (state <br />site and cemetery forms), as appropriate, of all above ground structures, including burial <br />grounds or cemeteries. The field methods and techniques used shall be of the <br />4 <br />