Archaeological Records Check & Phase IA Archaeological Reconnaissance for the Proposed Pleasant Telecommunications Tower Site in Berrien County, Georgia.

In response to a request from Ignite Wireless, Inc., RESCOM Environmental Corp., has completed a Phase la archaeological reconnaissance and records check for a proposed telecommunications tower site in Berrien County, Georgia (Figure 1). The project is located approximately 7.25-miles southwest of Nashville, Georgia at 31 °06'58.4" N 83° I 8'34.7" W as seen on the USGS 7.5' New Lois, GA, topographical quadrangle (Figure 2). The project area consists of a wooded parcel and measures 100-ft by lO0-ft for a proposed telecommunications tower and access easement to the west (Figure 3). An archaeological records check conducted on behalf of RESCOM by the VGA Laboratory of Archaeology via the Georgia Archaeological Site File (GASF) shows no archaeological sites overlapping the project area. Fieldwork was conducted on April 2, 20 19 by qualified professional archaeologist Eric Sanchez, Indiana University 2008, under the supervision of Andrew Smith M.A., Ball State University 2010, Principal Investigator and Secretary of Interior qualified professional archaeologist, and required 2 hours of fieldwork. This report details the results of the records check and Phase la field reconnaissance and presents the conclusions and recommendations of RESCOM concerning any additional archaeological investigations.