Report of Investigations Reconnaissance Level Survey/phase I: Windy Hill Reliever, Cobb County, Georgia

The report documents the literature review and field survey for Archaeological resources performed within an area to be impacted by the construction of a new road system in southeastern Cobb County, Georgia. The survey consisted of archival research, a windshield survey, a pedestrian survey, and subsurface testing in particular areas. The survey work was conducted for-the entire length of the project corridor. This survey was conducted at a level of a "Reconnaissance Level Survey/Phase I" as defined by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Section, 1991 Archaeology Assessment Report Guidelines and Components. The research was conducted by Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc. in conjunction with the Cobb County Department of Transportation Archaeology Section, under project number IR75-3(193), Cobb County, P.I. 712750. The background literature reviews and field work were conducted in order to comply with the regulatory authority of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Federal Highway Administration guidelines promulgated at 23 CFR. Ch.1, and the Council on Environmental Quality. The principal records research and field survey was conducted in April of 1991 with subsequent visits in September of 1991 to evaluate additional areas within the project corridor as new information was obtained. A detailed literature and data base search indicated no evidence of historic sites nominated to or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) existing in the corridor. The corridor was surveyed with a windshield survey followed by a pedestrian survey throughout the proposed construction right-of-way between U.S. 41 at Whitley Road and Powers Ferry Road. Subsurface testing was made in one area that had a potential for archaeological remains. Most of the project corridor has been heavily impacted by previous development. No evidence of prehistoric activity was discovered during the survey and testing within the proposed project corridor.