1. Review for Final

2. Which of the following is commonly a part of background research for a federal archaeological compliance project?
Checking the state archaeological site files for sites and surveys
Checking historic maps
Checking historic insurance maps
Identifying and developing historic contexts
Reviewing aerial photos and remote sensing
Visiting Project area
Reviewing county soil survey

3. What is the legal standard for Phase I, Identification?
A reasonable and good faith effort to identify sites
Reasonable means it conforms to professional standards and well-informed expectations
Good faith means that a proper plan is faithfully executed
Don’t need to find all sites
Don’t need to comply with the wishes of consulting parties like the SHiPO

4. Which of the following is commonly a part of the Phase I, “identification” portion of a federal archaeological compliance project?
Surface collections
Excavating shovel tests
Walking survey transects
Making sketch maps of sites
Delineating sites
Analyzing artifacts recovered
Writing report

5. What is the purpose of Phase II testing?
Evaluating National Register of Historic Places eligibility
What two steps are involved?
Evaluate integrity
Evaluate whether the site meets one or more of the four National Register criteria for eligibility
Which criterion is most often relevant to archaeological sites? D

6. Which of the following is commonly a part of the Phase II, “evaluation” portion of a federal archaeological compliance project?
Excavating test units
Studying soils at the site
Checking the county soil survey
Identifying the occupations or components present
Evaluating integrity
Reconstructing the chain of title for historic sites
Analyzing artifacts
Performing spatial analyses
Writing report

7. What is the purpose of Phase III Data recovery excavations?
Recover a representative, valid, and reliable sample of data from the significant components of the site
Analyze, document, and report the data

8. Which of the following is commonly a part of the Phase III, “data recovery” portion of a federal archaeological compliance project?
Extensive horizontal excavation
Detailed site mapping
Detailed analyses of artifacts, soils, and ecofacts.
Extensive documentation and detailed, thorough reporting

9. Soils What is soil? What are soil types?
How do archaeologists use soil surveys?
Soil horizons vs depositional units
Horizons develop normally through chemical, physical, and biological processes
Depositional units are strata that were deposited on top of an existing surface
Some horizons are also depositional units
The “strata” we observe and define during excavation can be either or both.

10. Soils How do archaeologists record and describe soil strata?
Horizon depths
Munsell colors
Textures using texture triangle

11. Field Methods How big are shovel tests?
In Florida?
Elsewhere?
How do you stake out an excavation unit?
What is the length of the diagonal of a 1x2 m pit?
What is the length of the diagonal of a 1x1 m pit?
A 2x2 m pit?