The purpose of this transmittal is to present the results of archeological test excavations at a recently reported site located in the floodplain of Beaverdam Creek in the vicinity of 9EB200 and 9EB216, Elbert County, Georgia (Figure 1). The site is located in the Richard B. Russel I Reservoir project and will be innundated as a result of impoundment of the Savannah River, of which Beaverdam Creek is a tributary. The site was not reported during previous surveys (Taylor et all 1978). The site was discovered by archeologists from Soil Systems Incorporated in early 1980 as a result of studies connected with the impact of the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake Project. Thunderbird Research Corporation (TRC) was requested to conduct test excavations at the location in order to determine the significance of the site. This was undertaken as part of a current contract TRC has with Interagency Archeological Services, Atlanta (c.f. Gardner and Barse 1980 and Gardner and Rappleye 1980). The immediate importance of this location is that it is scheduled to be a soil borrow area for construction related projects. Artifacts reported by SSI archeologists include projectile points dating from the Early Archaic through Woodland periods.
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