Archeological Survey and Delineation in the Glynn County Archeology Education Fenced Area Fort Frederica National Monument SEAC Accession Number 1767

From May 7 to May 9, 2002, Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC) archeologists systematically surveyed the Archeology Education Program fenced area at Fort Frederica National Monument (FOFR). The purpose of these investigations was twofold: (1) to determine the extent of buried deposits beneath the current Archeology Education Program excavation trench and (2) to locate any other areas of heavy artifact concentrations within the fenced area. These investigations were deemed necessary following the January 2002 testing within the education trench where deposits associated with Shiner's Trench were located (Johnstone and Jameson 2002). During conversations with park staff, Chief of Maintenance Wally Mathis stated that other deposits may exist within the fenced area, but their exact location was not known (personal communication, Wally Mathis, 1-16-02). In addition, an area that did not contain any deposits needed to be cleared for a new education trench to avoid impacting the materials beneath the current trench. This recommendation was made based on the January 2002 work and on conversations with park personnel (Johnstone and Jameson 2002: 13). For the above reasons, it was decided that the location and extent of any deposits within the fenced area should be determined through systematic subsurface testing. The results of the survey determined that there were no other dense artifact deposits in the fenced area outside of the current education trench. By probing within the trench, we were able to determine that the area of heavy deposits located during the previous investigations was actually much smaller than originally suspected with a length of approximately 6 m east/west and a width of 1-m north/south. Based on the January 2002 investigations in the middle of the trench, it is assumed that the deposits extend to a depth of approximately 87 cmbd, or 32 em below the filter cloth (Johnstone and Jameson 2002: 9). Using the above measurements, the total volume of materials contained within the trench can be estimated at approximately 2m3 (2000 liters). Investigations were conducted under the supervision of SEAC archeologist John Jameson, with labor and technical support provided by SEAC staff members Charles Sproul, Meredith Hardy, and the author. Approximately 64-person hours were necessary to complete the fieldwork portion of the project.