Phase I Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Flat Shoals Bridge Replacement, DeKalb County, Georgia

In March 2001, Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted Phase I archaeological survey of the proposed Flat Shoals Bridge Replacement in DeKalb County, Georgia. The project corridor is approximately 0.64 km (0.4 mi) long and up to 30 meters (100 ft) wide. The width of the corridor expands to its widest at the location of the proposed bridge replacement. The corridor decreases in width as it moves away from the proposed bridge replacement. The project corridor begins just east of the intersection of Alameda Trail and Flat Shoals Road, extends east across the Doolittle Creek, and ends just east of the Flat Shoals Road and Battle Forest Drive intersection. This survey was conducted for LPA Group, Inc., by personnel qualified under 36 CFR Part 61 (Appendix A) in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and 36 CFR Part 800. These investigations followed procedures defined in the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Plan Development Process, and comply with the requirements of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division. Project activities included historical background research, archaeological field survey, and evaluation of all archaeological resources within the project corridor. Historic resources located in or near the project corridor are addressed in a separate report (Beaty 2001). Background research identified no previously recorded archaeological sites within the project corridor. No sites were located within a 0.8 km (0.5 mi) radius of the project corridor. The archaeological field survey identified no unrecorded archaeological sites. Based on results of these investigations, the proposed Flat Shoals Bridge Replacement will not affect significant archaeological resources. No additional archaeological investigations are recommended.