{"id":346,"date":"2023-02-18T21:46:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T21:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/?page_id=346"},"modified":"2023-02-27T21:32:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T21:32:04","slug":"damage-after-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/?page_id=346","title":{"rendered":"Damage After 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-d5db3a3\" data-block-id=\"d5db3a3\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-d5db3a3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-51b6e4d\" data-block-id=\"51b6e4d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-51b6e4d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-51b6e4d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b075ebd\" data-block-id=\"b075ebd\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b075ebd-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-347c83a\" data-block-id=\"347c83a\"><style>.stk-347c83a-container{background-image:url(https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/petro7.jpg) !important;background-attachment:fixed !important;background-size:cover !important}.stk-347c83a-container:before{background-color:#000000 !important;opacity:0.6 !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-347c83a-container stk-hover-parent stk--has-background-overlay\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-347c83a-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>EPA DAMAGE DURING <\/strong><br><strong>ARCHAEOLOGY MONITORING (pg 2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fe1bbe6\" data-block-id=\"fe1bbe6\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fe1bbe6-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-09cb4b7\" data-block-id=\"09cb4b7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-09cb4b7{flex:1 1 calc(35.6% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-09cb4b7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-09cb4b7-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EPADam8-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-407\" width=\"367\" height=\"397\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Areas of cultural site damage.<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EPADam16.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-408\" width=\"327\" height=\"246\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Area 8 sample excavation showing depth of mine waste (upper 10 cm) and intact cultural soils beneath.<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EPADam17.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-409\" width=\"330\" height=\"250\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Grader destroying Area 8 cultural deposit below the mine waste layer.<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EPADam18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-410\" width=\"328\" height=\"249\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>9-26-06 storm drain trench miss-placed outside of the area where data recovery excavations had taken place.<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EPADam19-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412\" width=\"332\" height=\"440\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Area 11 unmitigated water line trench through cultural soil.<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-36ec0c8\" data-block-id=\"36ec0c8\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-36ec0c8{flex:1 1 calc(64.4% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-36ec0c8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-36ec0c8-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color\"><strong>Area 8: Lot 28 Water Truck Road Grading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-913f31ac26965eec610b2e054dcd4d09\"><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #55a630)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">On 9-22-06<\/span>, grading to remove a layer of mine waste from the water truck road on Lot 28 was conducted. \u00a0In anticipation of this work, a data recovery unit was excavated through the mine waste and into the cultural deposit to a depth of 40cm.  To learn more about what was recovered, go to the &#8220;Projects&#8221; menu item and select &#8220;Elem Archaeology&#8221;.  Under the &#8220;Elem Archaeology&#8221; menu item is a drop-down list with a button called &#8220;Elem JK Unit&#8221;<\/strong><strong>. \u00a0The size and depth of the data recovery unit was based on core samples of soil from various locations along the road. \u00a0These samples indicated a fairly shallow depth for the mine waste. \u00a0It was therefore determined that removing the waste would require relatively shallow grading. \u00a0The 1 x 2 meter archaeological unit was excavated to a depth of 40cm and recovered ~0.8 cubic meter of cultural soil. \u00a0Sidewall profiles of the unit indicated mine waste to a depth of 5 to 15cm.<br><br>Mechanical grading was then done to remove the mine waste. \u00a0However, once the mine waste was removed, grading continued, removing an additional 20 to 30cm depth of cultural soil.<br><br>This took place over an area 48 meters long and 3 meters wide destroying ~43.2 cubic meters\u00a0of cultural soil. \u00a0Although data recovery is a way of mitigating damage to archaeological resources as part of the Section 106 process, it is usually required that a &#8220;statistically valid&#8221; sample be recovered from the area of impact.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong>The 0.8 cubic meter data recovery sample effectively mitigated damage to 13.8 cubic meters of cultural site soil. &nbsp;However the EPA&#8217;s extensive grading into intact archaeological soils caused 43.2 cubic meters of damage. &nbsp;This means that 29.4 cubic meters of damage occurred to this part of the site without any mitigation (violation of protocol items #5 and #7).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong><u><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #55a630)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">On 9-26-06<\/span><\/u>, excavation of the storm drain trench damaged intact portions of data recovery program designed to recover a statistically valid sample of the area to be disturbed. &nbsp;This mitigation included the excavation of 7 data recovery units within the trench alignments. &nbsp;Project surveyors provided actual storm drain trenching was conducted, the trench was not on the same alignment provided for the archaeological work, thereby destroying a portion of the site that had not been mitigated (violation of protocol items #5 and #7).<br><br>Unknown volume of cultural soil damaged.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color\"><strong>Area 10: Lot 26 Soft Spot Grading (no photos obtained)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong><u><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #55a630)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">On 10-2-06<\/span><\/u>, a Tribal monitor called to report that excavation was taking place within undisturbed cultural soils in front of Lot 26. &nbsp;This work was apparently done to remove a ?soft spot? that had occurred due to over-watering by the water trucks. &nbsp;Based on reports from John Holson and Sandy Thomas, the hole was 5 meters by 6 meters and 1 meter deep (violation of protocol items #5 and #7). &nbsp;Ms. Thomas said that the soils removed contained historic glass, metal and clamshell.<br><br>Approximately 30 cubic meters of cultural soil was destroyed with no mitigation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color\"><strong>Area 11: Lot 23 Water Line Trenching<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong><u><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #55a630)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">On 10-4-06<\/span><\/u>, excavation for a water line connection was conducted within cultural site soil without the benefit of an archaeological monitor (violation of protocol items #1, #5 and #7). ?Bones were encountered.<br><br>Unknown volume of cultural soil damaged.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Unmitigated Cultural Resource Damage Between August 22nd and October 4th, 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong>Based on the above listed violations of the excavation protocol, a minimum of 913 cubic meters of cultural soil was destroyed with no mitigation during the Phase 1B portion of the cleanup project.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPA DAMAGE DURING ARCHAEOLOGY MONITORING (pg 2) Area 8: Lot 28 Water Truck Road Grading On 9-22-06, grading to remove a layer of mine waste from the water truck road on Lot 28 was conducted. \u00a0In anticipation of this work, a data recovery unit was excavated through the mine waste and into the cultural deposit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-346","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=346"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":893,"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/346\/revisions\/893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}