The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, archaeologically surveyed approximately 49.5 acres (20 ha.) in response to a request by Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The acreage is located south of the Moody Air Force Base South Gate, east of Bemiss Road. The fieldwork took place in one 5-day session in September 1997. This effort was designed to locate and assess the significance of all cultural resources (according to the National Register of Historic Places [NRHP] criteria) within the project area by means of an intensive cultural resources survey. This effort fulfills Moody AFB's compliance requirements as stated in the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Executive Order 11593 (Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment), the Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 and Air Force regulation AFPD 32-70. Fieldwork was conducted in September 1997. During the course of the field investigation, one historic site (9LW73) and one prehistoric isolated find (9LW74) were discovered and recorded. Neither of the sites is considered to be eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). For the purposes of this survey, the Corps defines a site as five or more artifacts. Less than five artifacts was considered an isolated find. This is the same definition utilized by Panamerican Consultants, Inc. during the survey of the Grand Bay Ordnance Range (Grover et al. 1996). Sites discovered during the survey were investigated through subsurface means. Shovel testing was planned to delineate the site's vertical and horizontal limits, stratigraphy and evaluate the integrity of deposits. Sites discovered were investigated to the level required to determine NRHP eligibility using criteria designated in 36CFR60.4, 'Determination of Eligibility for Inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places" (U.S. Department of Interior 1991). The site and isolated find recorded during the survey are ineligible for listing in the NRHP and warrant no further consideration regarding the presence of cultural resources at their respective location.
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