The cultural resource survey of the Dexter, Georgia sewerage system improvements was performed by Cultural Resources Services, Inc. in May, 1980. Shovel testing and surface examination of impact areas revealed two sites: a small lithic surface scatter (A) and a site of undetermined significance (B) which was not survey tested due to the presence of a close-rowed crop on the suspected site concentration, Cultural resource management recommendations are contained in this report. Of the two sites located in this survey, site A can only be termed an insignificant surface scatter. The significance of Site B cannot be judged until entry can be made into the wheatfield where it is concentrated. Three alternatives are available: 1) reroute the planned sewage line to the lower terrain (220 feet AMSL) south and east of the wheatfield (the lower terrain was examined and found to contain no cultural resources), 2) reroute the planned sewage line to the higher terrain (240 feet AMSL) north and east of the wheatfield through previously disturbed residential areas; or delay construction of that portion of the sewage line until the wheatfield can be surveyed and tested and the parameters and significance of site B can be established. With the exception of the site B/wheatfield location, the town of Dexter, Georgia sewerage system improvement plans should be cleared from an archaeological perspective.
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