Archaeological Assessment TCNS ID #134896 Proposed 195-Foot Monopole Telecommunications Structure Within a Proposed 100-Foot by 100-Foot Lease Area Clary Clary Cut Road Harlem, Columbia County, Georgia

Environmental Corporation of America (ECA) has completed an Archaeological Assessment for

the federal undertaking at the subject site. The proposed undertaking would include a proposed 100-foot by 100-foot (30-meter by 30-meter) lease area that would include a 199-foot overall height monopole telecommunications structure and associated ground-level equipment. The proposed lease area would be accessed by a proposed approximate 1,460-foot long by 30-foot wide (445-meter by 9-meter) access/utility easement. The subject site is located off Clary Cut Road, Harlem, Columbia 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, we found no previously recorded archaeological sites and one survey reports (7339) within the 1-mile background research radius, but outside the APE for direct effects. During the course of the field survey portion of this archaeological assessment, no archaeological cultural resources were encountered.

We conclude that the undertaking would not affect any historic or prehistoric archaeological resources that are listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Therefore, for archaeological cultural resources, we recommend a finding of No Effect for the proposed undertaking at the project site.

                No archaeological sites or cultural artifacts were identified during surface or subsurface investigations. During the course of this archaeological assessment, no sites, either historic or prehistoric, were located in the APE for direct effects. We believe that no archaeological cultural resources will be affected by the proposed project. Therefore, we recommend a finding of "No Effect" for the proposed undertaking as it relates to archaeology.