Archeological_Assessments_SOW.pdf

Scope of Work for Archeological Sites Condition Assessments at Cape Cod National Seashore, 2023

Overview Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO) is required to conduct periodic visits and condition assessments for all archeological sites within the park. There are 74 due for assessment in FY23.

The 74 sites identified for site condition assessments are grouped in three areas as seen on maps at the bottom of this scope. The full list of sites is appended at the bottom of this Scope, arranged by Meg Wilkes, archeologist with Northeast Archeological Resources.

This project will require a pedestrian visual survey of each of those archeological sites in conformity with the National Park Service (NPS) Guidelines. Using a preexisting site condition assessment form (provided by POC), the consultant/archeologist will document current conditions, including threats. No excavation of any sort is desired.

Both the field work and the deliverables for this project must be concluded by August 15, 2023, if not earlier. All work must be conducted by a professional who meets the minimum requirements for archeological work in a national park, as articulated in the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.

Details

• Locations to be visited and assessed have existing site forms in the NPS CRIS-AR database. That documentation includes location notes and coordinates, photographs, physical descriptions, summaries of historical significance, and reports on earlier assessment visits. Those materials should be reviewed in advance of the field reconnaissance to best understand the expected condition of a resource, to be aware of any significant issues documented in earlier assessments, and, in certain instances, to assist in relocating an existing site. CACO staff will help in cases (if any) where identification or relocation of existing sites proves troublesome.

• Because the CRIS-AR database now resides behind a firewall, it is not accessible to contractors unless they have government identification and use government equipment.

Under those circumstances, CACO will as part of this work supply the contractor with individual PDF files on each site to be assessed, taken directly from the CRIS-AR database. Each file will include all pertinent details on past surveys, condition assessments, and threats. Each file will include earlier photographs (when extant). The CACO POC also will supply a GIS feature layer or Site Location Map to assist the contractor in locating the targeted sites.

• As part of the preliminary work, the contractor/archeologist will participate in a meeting or call with PARK cultural resources staff and, potentially, with Dr. Meg Wilkes, who administers the Northeast Archeological Resources Program’s (NARP) portion of the nationwide CRIS-AR database.

• Once the site is relocated, the archeologist must note in the form if the current location corresponds to the information in CRIS-AR. Either way, the site must be GPS’d with sub-meter accuracy and the resulting data provided to the park in a shapefile or Geodatabase using appropriate UTM NAD 1983 19 N projection.

• Each site visited must be inspected thoroughly and completely. While walking the site the archeologist must take notes and create sketches for any ground disturbance at or near the resource, as well as any threats to the archeological site (such as animal damage, visitor use, flooding, etc.). Each site also must be thoroughly photographed. That will include a site overview photo to help others in relocating and monitoring the site. Other photos must document the current conditions and any evidence of impacts to the site. In the event that the archeologist identifies artifacts, those shall not be collected but they will be photographed (using a scale) and the archeologist shall notify the PARK point of contact immediately.

• If during the field work the archeologist unexpectedly identifies new sites, those should be GPS’d to sub-meter accuracy, labeled and numbered as a “new site” (i.e., newsite1, newsite2, etc.), and the resulting data provided to the park as part of a new GIS feature layer or Geodatabase. Each site should also be itemized in the Trip Report (described below) with a general description of what was seen at the site.

• For any sites deemed in less than “good” condition, the archeologist will offer recommendations on steps necessary to bring the site into better condition. Current NPS definitions used in determining an archeological site’s condition are included in the attached Site Condition Assessment Form.

• If the archeologist unexpectedly identifies what may be an ARPA or NAGPRA incident, they are to leave the site immediately and contact the PARK point of contact who will notify Law Enforcement. The archeologist will stay at the site until the park point of contact and/or Law Enforcement arrive to secure the site.

Deliverables

• As part of this project, the archeologist or firm conducting the work will completely populate the PDF form for every site assessed during the project. That will include, at a minimum, new narrative descriptions of current locations and conditions, new photographs, and updated coordinates (if needed). More complicated sites—if any are found—may require additional evaluation or documentation. Dr. Wilkes (see above) will review and approve or deny all updated material in draft.

• The contractor/archeologist will be responsible for preparing a Trip Report using a template to be provided by the CACO POC. It will summarize the overall work accomplished, the number of sites visited, and will discuss any specific areas of concern that CACO should know about or consider addressing. The Trip Report also will contain an appendix that lists the sites assessed and all recommended actions, as well as any new sites discovered.

• All original paper documents created in the field (site assessment forms, any notes or sketch maps) must be turned in to CACO at the conclusion of the project, as well as digital copies of the photographs taken during the field work. Scanned copies of the paper documents, photographs, GPS, and GIS data must also be turned in both to the park and to the regional CRIS-AR (Dr. Meg Wilkes) coordinator at project’s end.

• At the conclusion of the project CACO and NARP expect the contractor to delete all CRIS-AR digital site data from their own computers, as a step in safeguarding potentially sensitive archeological material.

• Payment will be made in full at the conclusion of the project using SAM.gov. The successful contractor must ensure that they are registered and have an ID# in this system before they bill.

CACO POC

Bill Burke, Historian Cultural Resources Program Manager Cape Cod National Seashore Bill_burke@nps.gov

CRIS Archeology Coordinator Meg Wilkes, PhD, Archeologist Northeast Archeological Resources Program Margaret_wilkes@nps.gov

List of Sites Due for Updated Assessments in 2023:

ResoruceId ResourceNa StateID SCA2023 CACO00047.000 19BN0129 SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00048.000 19BN0128 SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00049.000 19BN0127 SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00050.000 19BN0125 SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00085.000 HA-4 WLF SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00086.000 HA-5 WLF SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00087.000 SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00096.000 19BN0300 SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00098.000 SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00166.000 19BN0307 SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00169.000 Bound Brook Findspot 19BN0360 SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00185.000 Atwood-Higgins House SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00226.000 Wind Mill, Bound Brook Island SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00226.000 Wind Mill, Bound Brook Island SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00226.000 Wind Mill, Bound Brook Island SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00226.000 Wind Mill, Bound Brook Island SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00226.000 Wind Mill, Bound Brook Island SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00226.000 Wind Mill, Bound Brook Island SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00226.000 Wind Mill, Bound Brook Island SCA2023_BoundBrook

CACO00227.000

Wind Mill, SW Corner Bound Brook Island SCA2023_BoundBrook

CACO00228.000 Salt Works, Bound Brook Island SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00281.000 Henry Atwood House SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00282.000 David Baker House SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00283.000 Byrne House (Samuel Rich House) SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00297.000 Ebeneezer Atwood House SCA2023_BoundBrook CACO00019.000 19BN0169 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00020.000 19BN0168 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00021.000 19BN0167 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00022.000 19BN0166 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00023.000 19BN0165 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00024.000 19BN0164 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00025.000 19BN0163 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00026.000 19BN0162 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00027.000 19BN0161 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00028.000 19BN0160 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00029.000 19BN0159 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00030.000 No Official Name 19BN0339 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00076.000 19BN0415 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00139.000 19BN0281 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00140.000 19BN0282 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00144.000 19BN0353 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights

CACO00144.001 19BN0353 19BN0353 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00145.000 19BN0354 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00153.000 19BN0411 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00154.000 19BN0412 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00155.000 19BN0413 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00160.000 Unnamed Lithic Scatter 19BN0478 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00161.000 Unnamed Lithic Scatter 19BN0479 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00162.000 Unnamed Lithic Scatter 19BN0480 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00163.000 19BN0482 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00342.000 Pilgrim Springs Sign, Test 5 SCA2023_PilgrimHeights CACO00074.000 HA-3(TRU) SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00103.000 19BN0290 SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00158.000 Unnamed Lithic Scatter 19BNO476 SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00159.000 Unnamed Lithic Scatter 19BN0477 SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00186.000 Jedediah Higgins House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00190.000 Bog House none SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00212.000 Pamet River Station SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00232.000 Shebnah Rich House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00233.000 Rich-Higgins House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00234.000 Thomas Dyer House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00235.000 Benjamin Kelley House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00236.000 Daniel P. Higgins House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00237.000 Ebenezer Dyer House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00238.000 Captain Zoheth Rich House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00239.000 Paine-Atkins House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00240.000 Richard Paine House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00241.000 Samuel Paine House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00242.000 Joshua Dyer House SCA2023_SmallsHill

CACO00244.000

Ambrose Snow House and Cobbler Shop SCA2023_SmallsHill

CACO00245.000 Nathaniel Dyer House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00246.000 Ephraim Snow House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00256.000 Joshua Snow House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00257.000 Zenas Adams House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00258.000 Isaac Rich House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00259.000 William P. Snow House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00260.000 Joseph Rich House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00261.000 Stephen Snow House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00262.000 Jonathan Collins House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00264.000 Ephraim Harding House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00265.000 Richard Rich House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00266.000 Benjamin Collins House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00267.000 Paul Knowles House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00296.000 Benjamin Dyer House SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00298.000 Ball Cottage SCA2023_SmallsHill

CACO00301.000 NEED Collaborative Bldg. SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00315.000 Life Boat House TRU. 169 SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00316.000 Washburn House TRU.168 SCA2023_SmallsHill CACO00317.000 Enos-Welles House TRU. 167 SCA2023_SmallsHill