Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of 682 Acres in Cantonment Area, Fort Gordon, Georgia

In December, 1995, and January, 1996, Panamerican Consultants, Inc. (PCI), archaeologically surveyed approximately 276 hectares (ha) (682 acres [ac]) in the Cantonment area of Fort Gordon, Georgia. The Directorate of Public Works (DPW), Fort Gordon, Georgia, required that this cultural resources survey be performed. This contract effort was designed to locate and assess the significance of cultural resources within the project area by means of an intensive cultural resources survey in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Executive Order 11593 (Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment), and the Archaeological and Historical Preservation Act of 1974, as described in the project Scope of Work.). The survey identified a total of three archaeological sites and three isolated finds. Two of these were solely historic in nature, two were prehistoric in nature, and two contained both historic and prehistoric materials. Site 9RI607 was a previously recorded site that was revisited during the course of the survey. All sites and isolated finds discovered or revisited during the survey were tested to delineate the horizontal and vertical limits of the site and the integrity of the deposits. Sites recorded during the survey were investigated to the level required for an evaluation of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility. Of the three sites and three isolated finds recorded at Fort Gordon, none are clearly eligible for listing in the NRHP, and one site, 9RI607, is recommended to be potentially eligible for inclusion in the NRHP based on Criterion D, "Information Potential, Archaeological Sites" (Department of the Interior 1991:21-24). The remaining sites and isolated finds were clearly ineligible for listing. Site 9RI607, which was recommended to be potentially eligible, should be protected or otherwise treated in accordance with applicable preservation laws and regulations. Until Fort Gordon further evaluates this site, its status is equivalent to being clearly eligible for, or listed in, the NRHP. The sites and isolated finds recommended ineligible warrant no further consideration regarding the known presence of cultural resources at their respective locations.