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Archaeological Resources: desk report

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One row of the risk matrix, CU-01 Archaeological Resources, in the Cultural Resources section: what the record holds on it.

A desk review of the record as it stood: not a field survey and not a modelled study.

Information cut-off
2023-08-15
Row in the matrix
CU-01 Archaeological Resources
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1Finding

UnknownEvidence insufficient to rate; an information request is listed

The rule

Code computed the rating from the assessor's inputs:

present=unknown -> Unknown (abstain)

Set by the rule

Decision
Abstained (information request)
Evidence state
MISSING · no evidence in hand

The assessor's comments

No cultural resources desktop review, Phase I archaeological survey or SHPO/THPO correspondence is included in the data room. Archaeological resources, cemeteries and tribal cultural resources are not addressed. A state site file review would settle presence.

Conclusion withheld

Question
Are recorded archaeological sites, cemeteries or tribal cultural resources present in the study area?
Missing evidence
Cultural resources desktop review, Phase I archaeological survey, and SHPO/THPO correspondence.
Consequence
Presence, extent and Section 106 pathway cannot be rated; possible schedule and cost exposure remains unquantified.
Information request
Provide any cultural resources review, SHPO site file search results or SHPO/THPO correspondence for Brook Hollow Solar.
Blocks the decision
No

2What the record shows

The five inputs

  • Present: unknown

    No claims address recorded archaeological sites, cemeteries or tribal cultural resources. The only related claim (C-18f20d1141) concerns a farm debris pile, not cultural resources. Silence is not evidence of absence.

    Cites C-18f20d1141

  • Extent: unknown

    No cultural resources documented, so position relative to buildable area cannot be assessed.

    Cites no claim.

  • Avoidable: unknown

    Not established; no sites or high-potential areas are documented.

    Cites no claim.

  • Pathway: none

    Placeholder because presence is unknown.

    Cites no claim.

  • Impact likely: no

    Placeholder because presence is unknown.

    Cites no claim.

Supporting statements (1)

Each claim the row cites: the statement in the assessor's words, then the quote the engine found on the page.

  1. C-18f20d1141

    A small de minimis farm debris pile was observed near the Parcel 12 barn; removal is recommended.

    Quoted from page 1
    A small farm debris pile (de minimis) was observed near the Parcel 12 barn; removal is recommended.

    Phase I ESA 2023-01-20 · DR-0004 · Page 1 · 2023-01-20

    Source field_study · Claim type presence · Polarity presence · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

    Cited by EN-01, EN-04, CU-02 · Filed under EN-01, EN-04

    See it on page 1, claim C-18f20d1141

3Permits and requirements

The requirements tied to the rows of this report, by level.

Engine 0.1.0, which made this run, wrote no timelines or citations of law.

Federal (1)

  • Section 106 consultation

    F-NHPA106 · Lead federal agency with the State Historic Preservation Office (and THPOs)

    Applicability
    Conditional
    Instrument
    National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 (54 U.S.C. 306108); 36 CFR Part 800
    Trigger
    Federal nexus, for example an individual Section 404 permit or federal funding.
    Description

    A federal undertaking (federal permit, funding, license or land) must take into account effects on historic properties.

    Verification
    PACK_PENDING_QUALIFIED_REVIEW
    Source
    pack:federal
    In the permit matrix
    F-NHPA106

State (1)

  • SHPO review; Section 106 consultation if a federal nexus exists; DNR Archaeology Plan/Permit for state-land or discovered human remains

    S-06 · Indiana DNR Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (SHPO)

    Applicability
    Conditional
    Instrument
    IC 14-21-1 Historic Preservation and Archaeology Act, state permit
    Trigger
    Federal nexus (e.g. 404 permit) or discovery of burials/archaeological artifacts
    Description

    No general state review for private land without a state or federal nexus, but SHPO consultation is triggered through federal permits. Inadvertent discovery of human remains or burials requires DNR notification under IC 14-21-1.

    As of the cut-off

    As of 2023-08-15. Federal nexus is missing from the project facts.

    Verification
    MODEL_KNOWLEDGE_UNVERIFIED
    Source
    model:jurisdiction
    In the permit matrix
    S-06

4What is missing

The information requests the run raised for the rows of this report, by priority: what is missing, what follows from it, and whether it holds up the decision.

High priority (1)

  • IR-1be216979f · High priority

    Provide the shpo / thpo correspondence for the project area, or confirm none exists.

    Missing evidence
    SHPO / THPO correspondence
    Consequence
    Archaeological Resources is rated on no evidence without it.
    Blocks the decision
    Yes
    Raised by
    completeness

Medium priority (1)

  • IR-00324803c2 · Medium priority

    Are recorded archaeological sites, cemeteries or tribal cultural resources present in the study area?

    Missing evidence
    Cultural resources desktop review, Phase I archaeological survey, and SHPO/THPO correspondence.
    Consequence
    Presence, extent and Section 106 pathway cannot be rated; possible schedule and cost exposure remains unquantified.
    Blocks the decision
    No
    Raised by
    abstention

5Next steps and agencies

Next steps

  • Commission cultural resources desktop review of Indiana SHPO site files.
  • Phase I archaeological survey of disturbance areas if review indicates potential.
  • Request any existing SHPO/THPO correspondence from the developer.

Agencies

  • Indiana DNR DHPA (SHPO)
  • THPO

6Basis and limits

This report is a desk review of the documents quoted above, as the engine read them for an information cut-off of 2023-08-15.

It is not a field survey and not a modelled study: this review made no site visit and ran no acoustic, hydraulic or other model. Where the record is silent, the report says what is missing; it does not fill the gap.

Every statement, figure and quote is the engine's record as written. The headings and connecting words are fixed text of this room, the same in every report.

Documents quoted (1)

Versions and data hashes

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Information cut-off
2023-08-15
Engine version
0.1.0
Prompt version
2026-10-02.1
Rows pack
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Federal pack
federal.json sha256 aa17c41356542d46
State pack
none
Local pack
Not written by this engine
Data room manifest
6141b7dc1f8441489d39e4023d551e4c0021a37ce4f9ad157607d9096c58bfb5
Audit chain
valid (92 events)
QA status
PASS
Rendered at
2026-10-01T21:09:12+00:00
Run record (annex)
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Exporter
Prism/room/exporter 1.4.0

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