Environmental Corporation of America's client, AT&T Mobility, LLC, is proposing to construct a 42-foot tall overall height utility pole telecommunications support structure located at 4004 Summit Boulevard, Brookhaven, DeKalb County, Georgia.
ECA conducted a Phase I Archaeological Assessment of the Area of Potential Effects (APE) consisting of background research, field investigations, and preparation of this report. The APE for direct effects includes a proposed 10-foot by 10-foot (3-meter by 3-meter) pole site and all the immediately adjacent areas. The purpose of our work was to determine whether any archaeological sites might exist within the project impact area.
Through our review of available cultural records and databases, three previously identified archaeological sites (9DA347, 9FU634, and 9FU646) and twenty-nine previously recorded archaeological surveys (34, 907, 1930, 2198, 2642, 2645, 2648, 2649, 2652, 3155, 3208, 3382, 3584, 3996, 4308, 5415, 5466, 5733, 5765, 5793, 5960, 6303, 7830, 7858, 7930, 7970, 8049, 8912, and 9500) were identified within a 1-mile research radius of the proposed undertaking, but outside the APE for direct effects. The previous recorded survey 3382 encompasses the project area; however, the survey identified no archaeological sites within the APE for direct effects. None of the other previously recorded archaeological sites and surveys were located within or near the APE for direct effects. Field notes for the negative findings are on file with Environmental Corporation of America.
ECA believes that the proposed undertaking would have no effect on any historic or prehistoric
archaeological resources that are listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Based on our findings related to archaeological resources, we recommend no further consultation under Section l06 Review of the National Historic Preservation Act for this proposed undertaking.
No shovel tests were excavated within the proposed lease area due to construction activities associated with the roadway and buried utility. During the pedestrian survey, no archaeological sites or cultural artifacts were identified. During this archaeological assessment, no sites, either historic or prehistoric, were in the APE for direct effects. We believe that no archaeological cultural resources will be affected by the proposed undertaking. Therefore, we recommend a finding of '·No Effect" for the proposed
undertaking as it relates to archaeology.
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