An Archaeological Assessment of Changes to the Proposed Widening and Improvement of US 80, Including Portions of Fort Pulaski National Monument, Chatham County, Georgia

In compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended, staff archaeologists from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) conducted an archaeological assessment of changes to the proposed improvements to US 80, in Chatham County, Georgia (Figure 1). Since the time of the original archaeological assessments, the project has been revised to incorporate minor changes in required right-of-way. The changes are limited to narrow areas adjacent to Lazaretto Creek and the entrance to Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU). Because the changes impact portions of FOPU, federally owned property, a permit was issued to GDOT by the Southeast Archeological Center (FOPU-04-001). Most of the project area covered under the current assessment consists of tidal marsh that is inundated on a daily basis. A few micro-landforms are present on the east side of Lazaretto Creek, and the remaining terrain consists of limited commercial development and substantial accumulations of construction fill. No new archaeological resources were located or identified within the proposed project's area of potential effect (APE), and no further archaeological work is recommended.