In May 2004, Southeastern Archeological Services (SAS) conducted an intensive archeological survey of 176 acres (71.2 ha) of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Habersham and Stephens Counties, Georgia. All of the surveyed area falls within eleven timber stands, distributed across six compartments of the Chattooga Ranger District, summarized in a table. These timber stands have been identified as areas requiring preparation for planting following past southern pine beetle infestation. The survey resulted in identification of the eight archeological sites summarized in a table. Seven of these sites are previously unrecorded; only one had been documented during an earlier survey by others. Of the eight sites located, five are prehistoric artifact scatters of indefinite age, one is a scatter of both prehistoric and historic artifacts, one is a late nineteenth or early twentieth century house site, and one is a small trench that may have been dug during World War II military training exercises. All are uninformative and none appear to be archeologically significant. We therefore recommend all eight sites as ineligible to the National Register and that no further work is necessary for identification of significant cultural resources within the surveyed area.
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