Phase II Investigation of 16 RCI Sites (1RU377, 1RU387, 1RU389, 1RU398, 1RU399, 1RU403, 9CE8, 9CE18, 9CE36, 9CE374, 9CE371, 9CE3649, 9CE1000, AND 9ME1162) in Russell County, Alabama and Chattahoochee and Muscogee Counties, Georgia Fort Benning Military

Under a continuing services contract with the U.S. Army Infantry Center, Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Division, Fort Benning Military Reservation, Panamerican Consultants, Inc., conducted a series of Phase II archaeological investigations at 16 sites within the proposed Residential Community Initiatives (RCI) for the construction of new homes for Fort Benning Soldiers. The objective of the survey was to evaluate each site to determine its eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and to make recommendations for future archaeological investigations. This work was undertaken in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended; Executive Order 11593 (Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment); and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974. A total of 16 sites (1RU377, 1RU387, 1 RU389, 1RU392, 1RU393, 1RU398, 1RU399, 1RU403, 9CE8, 9CE18, 9CE36, 9CE371, 9CE374, 9CE649, 9CE1000, and 9ME1162) were investigated during the series of Phase II surveys. Multiple components were recorded during the investigations ranging from the Archaic to the twentieth-century. Ten of the 16 sites (9CE8, 9CE371, 9CE649, 9ME1162, 1RU387, 1RU392, 1RU393, 1RU398, 1RU399, and 1RU403) are recommended as not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. These sites have been destroyed or heavily disturbed by previous land use and natural activities. The remaining sites (9CE18, 9CE36, 9CE374, 9CEI000, 1RU377, and 1RU389) are recommended as eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. All the sites recommended as eligible have intact features, stratigraphic integrity, and/or are associated with early historic settlements. Each of these sites need protective measures taken so further disturbances will not deplete their integrity.