Narrative Report on the Archaeological Sites Located in the "Palisades" Area

Cultural material of an archeological or prehistoric nature were first reported to staff members of the Archeological Survey of Cobb-Fulton Counties by Mr. Michael Berry, Jr., at that time (Summer, 1970) a student at Lovett School. Michael related that he and his father had discovered the series of sites along the river shortly after moving to Riverside Drive. How long they had been hunting the site was never stated exactly, but one assumes it was a matter of three or four years. During this time they bad mentioned their various finds to friends and these people, in turn, had also visited the sites, digging sporadically and making a few “nice finds.” The Survey staff members met Michael at his home and drove to Indian Trail Drive's terminus. The well-worn path was marked by numerous motorcycle tire tracks and it was evident that the area was an extremely popular one. The path led down a series of sharp slopes (part of the Brevard Lineament) into the flood plain of Land Lot 213, District 17, in a line roughly parallel to Long Island Creek which flows into the Chattahoochee River just south of the northern boundary of Land Lot 214. A jeep trail was noted to parallel the river along the base of the Brevard formation. The area between the trail and the river was literally pock-marked with pot-hunters' or looter's holes and trenches. The flood plain is presently covered with 20-25 year old pine and in some areas has dense undergrowth of brush and cane. The pot-holes and the spoil-dirt from their interiors made bare spaces in the growth. The back- dirt and profiles of the holes were littered with pottery sherds, worked stone, and other cultural debitage.