Specific services offered include but are not limited to: 

• Reconnaissance Surveys (Phase I)
• Assessment Surveys (Phase II)
• Data Recovery/Mitigation (Phase III)
• Cellular Tower Surveys
• Wind Farm Surveys
• Cemetery Preservation and Relocation
• Public Education and Outreach
• Hi-resolution Photo Documentation
• Genealogical Research
• Land Ownership and Chain-of-Title-Reseaerch
• Geophysical Prospection
• Building and Structure Assessment
• Architectural Surveys
• Historic America Buildings Survey (HABS/HAER)

PHASE I SURVEY

Phase I surveys are conducted to identify possible prehistoric or historic remains on landscapes scheduled for modification.

PHASE II TESTING

Phase II testing is designed to assess a site's potential for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.  MARS has tested over 200 sites (prehistoric and historic) in the Midwerstern United States.

PHASE III MITIGATION

MARS Inc. has mitigated six prehistoric Native American sites (camps, villages, and mortuary facilites) as well as fourteen nineteenth century Euro-American sites (cabins, farmsteads, cemeteries, an 1832 fort, and a rural school house). 

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CEMETERIES

Under the Human Remains Skeletal Remains Protections Act, any person who discovers human skeletal remains subject to this Act must promptly notify the county coroner. If the remains appear to be from an unregistered grave, the Historic Preservation Agency may issue a permit for the removal of the human skeletal remains and the associated grave artifacts.  MARS has worked with clients to relocate burials and cemeteries under this Act.

HABS/HAER

MARS has prepared HABS/HAER (Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record) documents for a mid-nineteenth century residence, an early gas station, and two Depression-era dams.