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TAB 5 <br />CULTURAL RESOURCES <br />Introduction <br />Tab 5, Cultural Resources contains the reports and findings of cultural resource investigations <br />at the Seneca II-W Mine. Several distinct investigations have occurred which span a period of <br />some eleven years. A brief chronological summary of the investigations follows. The individual <br />reports may be found in the accompanying addenda (see Tab 5, Table of Contentsl. <br />The original investigation of the Seneca II-W coal lease was conducted by Western Cultural <br />Resource Management, Inc. (WCRM) in 1979. This investigation included approximately 4,000 <br />acres of study area {see Addendum 1, Figure 5-2, Paga 5-331 plus approximately 300 acres of <br />haul road corridor (see Addendum 2, Figure 5-A-2, Page 5A-91. The original study area <br />included both the Seneca II-W and the II-W South area. Subsequent to this survey, Peabody <br />revised [he proposed permit area [o include only the Seneca II-W area, thereby reducing the <br />mining area to 1,366.9 acres and the haul road area to 120.9 acres. <br />The investigation of the approximately 4,000-acre study area resulted in the identification of <br />nine sites and five isolated finds within the study area and an additional site outside the study <br />area (Addendum 11. Six sites and three isolated finds occurred within the revised Seneca II-W <br />permit area. No sites within or adjacent to the study area were determined to be on or eligible <br />for the National Register of Historic Places INRHPI, although WCRM suggested that Site <br />5RT120 la rock art site) may be eligible. However, this site is located outside the permit area <br />as proposed at that time, and thus would not be disturbed. WCRM further suggested that Site <br />5RT132 la possible campsite) should be tested to determine its eligibility to the NRHP and <br />recommended avoidance. Site 5RT132 is situated within the permit area, but outside <br />disturbance areas. Peabody proposed [o ensure protection of Site 5RT132 by posting <br />"Disturbance Boundary" signs around the site, and proposed no further mitigation activities <br />since no impacts were anticipated as a result of mining and associated activities. <br />The investigation in the approximately 300-acre haul road corridor study area resulted in the <br />identification of three isolated finds (Addendum 21• Since no significant cultural resources <br />were discovered, WCRM recommended archaeological clearance. <br />`I <br />1 Revised 9/98 <br />