Phase I Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Farm Golf Telecommunications Facility in Rocky Face Whitfield County, Georgia

A Phase I archaeological survey was performed on October 21, 2015 of the proposed lease area, and access/utility

easement (hereafter also called survey area) of the Farm Golf telecommunication facility located in Rocky Face,

Georgia (34º 45’ 51.25” N, 85º 02’ 38.08” W). The survey area is located on the Tunnel, GA USGS quad. The study

was conducted for Terracon Consultants, Inc., on behalf of T-Mobile South, LLC in order to locate and identify

archaeological resources and to assess resource significance based on National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)

criteria [36CFR Part 60.4 (a-d)]. This survey was conducted to comply with the provisions of the Federal

Communications Commission (FCC) permitting under the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement (47 CFR Part 1). In

accordance with the permitting process, the survey was conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National

Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended.

The Phase I survey included a literature review and intensive field survey. During the literature review, which took

place on October 16, 2015, state and county maps and documents were examined to determine if previously

recorded archaeological resources were located in or around the survey area. The field survey was conducted using

surface and subsurface techniques (i.e., visual inspection and shovel testing) to locate and identify archaeological

resources within the study area.

Literature Review: Review of the Georgia Archaeological Site File (GASF) revealed that there are no previously

recorded archaeological sites and no surveys within .8 km (.5 mi) of the survey area.

Archaeological Resources Field Survey: There are no archaeological materials (i.e., culturally modified artifacts,

cultural deposits, features, or human remains) located within the survey area.

Recommendations: This study recommends that the current proposed project receive archaeological resource

clearance; no further archaeological work is recommended.