The excavations of two Archaic and Woodland period sites in west-central Georgia are described in detail. The Line Creek sites, 9Fy36 and 9Fy37, located along the outer fringe of the upper Flint River drainage in Fayette County, Georgia, contain artifacts from a long time span. The excavations were required as a mitigation effort prior to expansion of Peachtree City's Falcon Field Airport. A total of 141 square meters was hand excavated representing the largest archeological examination to date within the Flint River headwaters region. Early, Middle, and Late Archaic and Woodland components were identified within the block, and constitute the primary focus of this study. These data are used to address five questions concerning Archaic lifeways. The Falcon Field site, 9Fy36, yielded the earliest radiocarbon-14 date for soapstone vessels that has been obtained in the Southeast. The Line Creek data are supplemented by a review of research within the Flint River basin.
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