Two potentially eligible sites, 9Bn33 and 9Bn36, were tested by the Southeast Archeological Center in the Spring of 2000 for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility. Archeological work at the sites included topographic mapping, controlled surface collection, delineation of the sites with 50 x 50 em shovel tests, testing heavy concentrations of artifacts with 50 x 50 em shovel tests, and the excavation of four 1 x 1 m and three 2x 1 m units. Excavations revealed that both sites have multiple components ranging from the Early Archaic to the late prehistoric Savannah period. Through field observation and analysis of artifacts and their context it was determined that both sites have been disturbed through natural (bioturbation) and cultural process (road maintenance, plowing, recreation use). Stratigraphically, intact deposits are present but not common. Through plotting of artifacts using testing data, a number of possible living areas have been hypothesized for the St. Simons and Wilmington/St. Catherines period at both sites. However, no features were found that could confirm that structures were in the area. Both sites are considered ineligible for inclusion to the NRHP. While a diverse set of artifacts from a number of time periods were uncovered at both sites, 9Bn33 and 9Bn36 as a whole lacked most of the criteria set forth in the Fort Stewart HPP (Campbell et al. 1995) and NRHP for a site to be eligible for inclusion into the NRHP. No further work is recommended at either site.
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