On August 3-4, 2004, staff archaeologists from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) conducted a series of ground penetrating radar (GPR) assessments of selected areas within Fort Pulaski National Monument, in Chatham County, Georgia. This work was accomplished as part of an ongoing cooperative relationship between GDOT and the National Park Service (NPS). This series of investigations was focused on identifying archaeological materials associated with the construction village west of the actual fortifications. Results of the survey indicate numerous areas of high reflectivity, indications of possible sub-surface targets and areas of archaeological interest, as well as overall sedimentary conditions. Verification of the sub-surface targets will need to come from future archaeological work and ground truthing excavations.
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