Heritage Impact Assessment - SAHRA

chronologically sensitive cultural itemsmaterials for absolute datingassociation with ancient landformsquantity and variety of tool typedistinct intra-site activity areastool types indicative of specific socio-economic or religious activitycultural features such as burials, dwellings, hearths, etc.diagnostic faunal and floral remainsexotic cultural items and materialsuniqueness or representativeness of the siteintegrity of the site(b) Does the site contain evidence which may be used for experimentation aimed at improvingarchaeological methods and techniques?monitoring impacts from artificial or natural agentssite preservation or conservation experimentsdata recovery experimentssampling experimentsintra-site spatial analysis(c) Does the site contain evidence which can make important contributions to paleoenvironmentalstudies?topographical, geomorphological contextdepositional characterdiagnostic faunal, floral data(d) Does the site contain evidence which can contribute to other scientific disciplines such as hydrology,geomorphology, pedology, meteorology, zoology, botany, forensic medicine, and environmental hazardsresearch, or to industry including forestry and commercial fisheries?Public Significance(a) Does the site have potential for public use in an interpretive, educational or recreational capacity?integrity of the sitetechnical and economic feasibility of restoration and development for public usevisibility of cultural features and their ability to be easily interpretedaccessibility to the publicopportunities for protection against vandalismrepresentativeness and uniqueness of the siteaesthetics of the local settingproximity to established recreation areas36Ibamba Private Nature and Hunting Reserve – Eastern Cape