Cultural Resources Survey of the Savannah River Parkway

Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., of Athens, Georgia conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of a 17.8 km (11.1 mi) portion of the proposed Savannah River Parkway in Bulloch and Jenkins Counties, Georgia from April 5-8, 1993. The project consists of widening U.S. Highway 25 between the community of Hopeulikit, in Bullock County to County Road 190 in Jenkins County. Approximately 100 feet of new right of way will be added to the east side of the existing highway. Surface inspection and excavation of shovel tests at 30 m intervals located ten archeological sites and eight artifact occurrences. Four of the sites are historic house sites, two are historic stores facing Highway 25, two are prehistoric lithic scatters, one is a lithic and ceramic scatter and one is a house site with a lithic scatter. Diagnostic artifacts were recovered from two prehistoric sites and one occurrence. Late Archaic fiber tempered ceramics were recovered from one shovel test on 9JS9. Simple stamped ceramics in one shovel test on 9BU12 indicate an occupation sometime between the Middle Woodland the Mississippian periods. Occurrence 8 consists of an Early Archaic Palmer point. The two stores and three historic house sites were built after U.S. Highway 25 was completed, sometime around 1935. Two house sites predate the highway. The two historic stores and one historic house are still standing, although this report evaluates their archeological significance only, on the basis of criteria d (36CFR 60). Due to low artifact density, various types of disturbance, and introduction of unrelated artifacts from nearby garbage dumpsters, none of the ten sites or eight occurrences recorded by this survey are likely to yield important additional information on the history or prehistory of the area. We therefore recommend that none of the sites or occurrences are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. No significant cultural deposits will be adversely impacted by the proposed undertaking. No further archeological work is recommended for any of the sites within this project area.