Environmental Corporation of America (ECA) has completed an Archaeological Assessment for the federal undertaking at the subject site. The proposed undertaking would include a proposed 100-foot by 100-foot (30-meter by 30-meter) lease area that would include a 320-foot overall height guyed-type telecommunications structure and associated ground-level support equipment. The facility would be accessible by a proposed approximate 2,310-foot long by 40-foot wide (704-meter by 12-meter) access/utility easement. The proposed undertaking would also include three 50-foot wide (15-meter) guy-wire easements that range from 152 to 160 feet (46-meter by 48-meter) in length. The proposed facility would be located off Highway 112, Pineview, Wilcox County, Georgia.
This archaeological assessment was conducted in order to ascertain whether the proposed undertaking, on the project site, might directly or indirectly affect cultural resources, if any such resources exist. During our database research, we found no previously recorded archaeological sites and one archaeological survey (10390) within our standard 1-mile background research radius but outside the APE for direct effects. During our fieldwork we identified one piece of amethyst glass on the surface between shovel test pit 12 and shovel test pit 13. We believe the glass is an isolated find and does not constitute as an archaeological site. No further testing is recommended (see Attachment E-1c). During the course of the field survey portion of this archaeological assessment, no archaeological cultural resources were encountered.
ECA believes that the proposed undertaking would have no effect on any historic or prehistoric archaeological resources that are listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Therefore, for archaeological cultural resources, we recommend no further consultation under Section 106 Review of the National Historic Preservation Act for this proposed undertaking.
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