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PROJECT STANDARDS • The Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation, particularly the Standards for Identification, Evaluation, and Registration published in the Federal Register of September 29, 1983. • National Register Bulletins 16A and 1613, other applicable bulletins, and the Minnesota SHPO Supplemental Instructions for the Preparation of the National Register Form. • SHPO Manual for Archaeological Projects in Minnesota Uune 2001). PROJECT TASKS: • Assess archaeological potential of landforms based on historical and environmental data. • Visual examination,pedestrian and/or subsurface survey of the property as appropriate. • Soil probes as necessary to check for buried soils with potential to contain archaeological materials within the property. • Shovel tests as necessary to identify sites and site boundaries. • Formal excavation units as appropriate to investigate identified sites. • Completion of archaeological site forms for all newly-identified archaeological sites. • Preliminary determination of site potential eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. • Complete a final report to standards required by responsible agencies. • Identify future research needs and opportunities • Identify preservation needs and opportunities. PROJECT PERSONNEL Dr. Richard M. Rothaus: Rothaus is President of Trefoil Cultural and Environmental and a Research Associate at the Center for Heritage Renewal at North Dakota State University. Rothaus has experience in large-scale archaeological survey, probability modeling, palaeoenvironmental research, and geomorphological and geological analysis. He has conducted work in North America, Central America, Asia, and the Middle East. Rothaus meets the required qualifications for Prehistoric Archaeology, Historic Archaeology and History under the Secretary of Interior Professional Qualifications Standards (36 CFR Part 61). Rothaus has been the principal investigator on numerous large surveys in Minnesota, Iowa and North Dakota. In Minnesota, Rothaus developed and tested a probability model for Elk River township that resulted in the discovery of seven previously unidentified prehistoric sites. Rothaus has conducted several projects and public excavations for the City of Elk River. Joseph McFarlane: Mr. McFarlane has been conducting cultural resource investigations in the upper Midwest for over twenty years. His duties include project management, archival research, fieldwork, laboratory work, analysis and report preparation. Mr. McFarlane has worked for both private firms and public agencies performing reconnaissance, evaluation, and data recovery excavations on both historic and prehistoric sites. He has authored and co-authored over one hundred cultural resource management reports for clients and project review offices. Mr. McFarlane specializes in remote access projects and his academic concentrations are in archaeological field methods and geomorphology. He has assisted with several public excavations conducted for the City of Elk River. James Cummings: Mr. Cummings has thirty years experience in cultural resource management and interpretation. Cummings has developed significant expertise in artifact identification and analysis, especially prehistoric ceramics. He most recently has been reexamining and revaluating the artifacts from the Petaga Point site and the Cooper site in Mille Lacs Kathio State Park. Cummings has produced numerous 4