Conditions Assessment and Preservation Plan, Clement Farmstead, Stockbridge Test Facility, Rome Research Site, Oneida, Madison County, New York

Commonwealth Heritage Group, Inc. (Commonwealth), under agreement with Lu Engineers, performed the investigation. The investigation focused on the Clement-Wilder-Richardson Farmstead Site (A05314.0005), which contains archaeological deposits and structure foundations. The scope of work for the investigation called for an assessment of the current state of preservation of the Farmstead and the need for mitigation of potential adverse effects of federal undertakings there. At the kick-off meeting for the project on August 25, 2016, it was stressed that a boundary of the Farmstead be established to allow for the complete protection of the archaeological resource. In addition, supplemental research on the farmstead economy was to be conducted. The field investigation established a boundary for the artifact deposits within the area south of the southernmost road (Hercules Drive) within the Stockbridge Facility. No artifacts were recovered from tests west of the barn and a single recovery was made from the north side. Testing correlated with the previous close interval except to the east of the house, in the yard area. There, artifacts were recovered approximately 80 feet (24 meters) beyond the earlier investigation. Research indicates that the Farmstead economy was varied in 1870, with an emphasis on dairying. All features and foundations associated with the property are contained within the area identified archaeologically and the farm lanes between fields are the only features adversely effected by the Stockbridge Facility.受Lu Engineers委托，英联邦遗产集团有限公司（Commonwealth Heritage Group, Inc.，以下简称Commonwealth）开展了本次考古调查。本次调查的核心对象为克莱门特-怀尔德-理查森农庄遗址（Clement-Wilder-Richardson Farmstead Site，编号A05314.0005），该遗址包含考古遗存堆积与建筑基址。本次调查的工作范围包括评估该农庄的当前保存状况，以及论证针对当地联邦工程可能产生的不利影响采取减缓措施的必要性。2016年8月25日召开的项目启动会上，与会方强调需划定该农庄的保护边界，以实现考古资源的全面保护。此外，本次调查还需开展针对该农庄经济业态的补充研究。本次野外调查在斯托克布里奇园区（Stockbridge Facility）内最南侧道路（大力神大道，Hercules Drive）以南区域划定了人工遗存分布边界。谷仓西侧的勘探未发现任何人工遗存，仅在北侧开展的勘探中获得1件（组）遗存。本次勘探结果与此前的高密度勘探结果基本一致，仅住宅东侧的庭院区域例外：在此区域，人工遗存的分布范围较此前的调查结果向外延伸了约80英尺（24米）。研究表明，1870年该农庄的经济业态较为多元，核心产业为乳制品养殖。本次考古勘探划定的区域涵盖了该农庄所有相关遗迹与建筑基址，仅田间的农庄车道受到斯托克布里奇园区的不利影响。