An Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of Selected Portions of the U. S. Naval Facility, Kings Bay

The purpose of this report is to present the findings of a recently conducted archeological reconnaissance survey of selected portions of the U.S. Navy's Trident submarine facility at Kings Bay, Georgia (Figure 1). As construction schedules and needs mandate, selected areas of the Kings Bay facility are subjected to Phase I reconnaissance level survey to better define the archeological and/or historic sites previously identified during the 1977-78 University of Florida archeological survey or to determine the presence of additional sites located on the facility. Those areas selected for survey are located within the eastern-central portion of the Kings Bay facility. In general the survey area lies within or adjacent to sites 9Caml7l, 9Caml72 and 9Caml73. These sites were previously defined by the University of Florida survey as the Kings Bay Site (9Caml7l), the King Plantation Site (9Cam172), and the King Plantation Outbuilding Site (9Caml73) (Smith 1978). Although portions of the above sites have been previously tested, the areas to be surveyed were located adjacent to or near these sites in areas which appeared to contain a Nigh probability of the presence of additional archeological or historic materials. The purpose then of this reconnaissance survey was to determine the presence or absence of such materials or sites on those areas surveyed as well as to make - 3 recommendations for the manipulation of those sites should they occur. The following report details the research strategy utilized to conduct the survey of selected Portions of the Kings Bay facility as well as its findings. Based upon the U.S. Navy's established scope of work for this project, a systematic sampling procedure, in the form of screened subsurface shovel tests, was employed to establish the presence or absence of archeological or historic materials or sites on the project area. Secondary or intensive testing of discovered sites or materials was not undertaken at the present level of investigation. The 10-day fieldwork portion of this project was conducted by the author and a crew of 4 archeological survey technicians in December, 1984.