In March and April of 2007, Environmental Services, Inc. (ESI) performed an intensive cultural resource assessment survey of the proposed Yeomans tract in Wayne County, Georgia. The goal of the survey was to locate identify, delineate, and evaluate all cultural resources within the parcel, including prehistoric and historic archaeological sites, as well as historic structures. The cultural resource assessment survey included a pedestrian inspection combined with systematic shovel testing at 10, 15, 30, and 90-meter intervals. As a result of the survey, two new archaeological sites (9WY91 and 9WY92) were recorded and two isolated finds were documented.
Each of the archaeological sites contained late 19th-to-early 20th century surface and/or subsurface artifacts. Artifacts were recovered from a plow-disturbed context at 9WY91, and 9WY92 only contained surface items. Three prehistoric lithic artifacts were recovered during the survey, including two on the surface at Isolated Find #2 and one from a depth of 0-30 em at Isolated Find #1; both isolated finds were recovered from areas of silvicultural disturbance.
Based on light artifact density, poor site integrity, and the general lack of research potential, none of the cultural resources are considered eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or for any further archaeological considerations.
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