Archaeological Assessment TCNS ID 19447 Proposed 199-Foot Monopole Telecommunications Structure Within A 80-Foot by 35-Foot Compound

Environmental Corporation of America (ECA) has completed an Archaeological Assessment for the federal undertaking at the subject site. The subject site includes a proposed 80-foot by 35-foot irregularly shaped telecommunications facility and a proposed 30-foot by 20-foot section of access. The telecommunications compound would be located at the edge of undeveloped woods downslope from an area filled and compacted for development. The access route would use an existing parking area and continues via a proposed 30-foot by 20-foot section of proposed access to the proposed telecommunications compound. Additional grading would be necessary for construction of the proposed compound and access. (See Photographs of Attachment 11a) The facility would include a 195-foot monopole telecommunications structure (199-foot structure with appurtenances) and associated ground level support equipment. The facility would be located at 4153 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur, in Houston County, Georgia.

This archaeological assessment was conducted in order to ascertain whether the proposed undertaking, on the project site, might directly or indirectly affect cultural resources, if any such resources exist. Through our review of available cultural records and databases, no previously recorded archaeological sites were identified within the APE for direct effects.

During our onsite field survey we recovered one modem brick from shovel test pit three (ST3) at a depth of 10cm to 15cm below ground surface. One yellow glazed late 20th Century bathroom tile broken into six pieces was found on the ground surface near the southeastern portion of the proposed compound. In addition, one piece of a modem whiteware bathroom fixture and one earthenware neck sherd of a jar were found near the southeastern portion of the lease area. These fragments both date to the late 29th Century. No other archaeological cultural artifacts were discovered within the APE for direct effects, which leads us to believe that these recovered objects were deposited during fill and grading activities to extend and level the land for development.

We conclude that the proposed undertaking would have no affect on any historic or prehistoric archaeological resources that are listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Therefore, for archaeological cultural resources, we recommend a finding of No Effect for the proposed undertaking at the project site.