The government owned lands surrounding Allatoona Lake were intensively surveyed by Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc. Approximately 32,141 ac (13,013 ha) were examined and 1,063 historic and prehistoric sites were discovered and evaluated. Sites ranged from the Paleoindian through the Historic periods and all prehistoric and historic cultures known from north Georgia were represented. The sites were a diverse group including prehistoric camps, farmsteads, rock shelters, villages and mounds, historic farmsteads, historic mining communities, iron mines, iron furnaces, gold mines, a textile mill, grist mills, and a Civil War battlefield complete with two forts and entrenchments. The sites are placed in a detailed cultural historical framework and a picture of 12,000 years of human settlement emerges through a series of settlement maps. Finally, recommendations are provided for sites which are currently threatened by public collecting and looting and by erosion accelerated through seasonal lake level draw downs.
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