The Rock Mountain survey was begun in December, 1972, in response to a request for survey data submitted by the Georgia Historical Commission. The cost of the survey was borne by the Historical Commission. The survey employed Jan Fortune and was directed by P. H. Garrow. The final data for this report was gathered in February, 1973, and the total field and analysis time involved was four working weeks.
The survey area was restricted to two main areas, the top of Rock Mountain, and the basin area at the foot of the mountain below the 710' contour level that is expected to be inundated by construction of the Georgia Power Company pump-storage facility. The survey method involved crisscrossing the project area on foot and looking for surface evidence of sites. All signs of human occupation activity found in this fashion were plotted on the master map and designated with sequential site numbers. No attempt was made to assign formal county-unit numbers to these sites, instead, each was numbered internally according to the order in which it was found. All occupations were included in the survey—irregardless of age
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