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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This Phase I survey was implenented to assess the presence and nature of any historic or prehistoric cultural materials within the proposed area for the construction of the Spring Hill Golf Club. The Phase I surv'ey included a prefield investigation consisting of examining the Minnesota Historical Society site files and the area’s historic plats. The fieldwork consisted of a pedestrian survey supplemented by the excavation of 231 shovel tests in the upland areas. One historic archeological site (21HE0278), one prehistoric site, (21HE0277) and three other cultural properties (514-2, 514-3, 514-4) were located and recorded during the Phase I survey. An historic farmstead, consisting of four buildings older than 50 years, is also in the project area. Additionally, the previously recorded site 21HE0183 is within the area of proposed affect. Two sites, 21HE0183 and 21HE0278, are recommended as potentially eligible to the NRHP. These two sites are considered to have the potential to yield information concerning the area’s history. Both were shown to have intact cultural middens, and the Phase I survey was not adequate for an accurate and definitive assessment of NRHP eligibility. Additional historic-archival and archeological work is recommended for these two sites. The remaining site (21HE0277) and the other recorded properties (514-2, 514-3, 514-4) are considered to have a low potential to yield additional information concerning the area’s history or prehistory and do not appear to be associated with persons or events important to the area’s history. Additionally, these properties have been adversely impacted by various disturbances, thereby limiting the potential area of intact cultural deposits. Therefore, these cultural properties are reconunended as not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, and no further cultural resources work is recommended. The architectural properties within the project area are also recommended as not eligible to the NRHP. Although four buildings are older than 50 years of age, they are felt to lack the qualities necessary to be eligible for the National Register. No further cultural resources work is recommended for the farmstead located within the area of proposed affect. Additionally, the other buildings located within the project area are substantially less than 50 years old and are not considered NRHP eligible. No additional cultural resources work is recommended for these properties. No technique of modern archeological research is adequate to identify all archeological sites or cultural deposits within a given area. In the event that any cultural materials not recorded by this investigation be discovered during the proposed development activities, the Minnesota State Historic Preserxation Office should be contracted immediately. The developer is responsible for protecting cultural resources until a professional examination can be made or authorization to proceed is granted by the State Historic Preservation Officer or a designated representative.