This report presents the results of an intensive archaeological survey performed by
Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc. (SAS) in central Forsyth County where Georgia
Transmission Corporation (GTC) wishes to construct a 7.5 mi (12.0 km) transmission line. The proposed transmission line corridor was archeologically surveyed in 2011 and no significant archeological sites were encountered (Benson 2011). In 2016 GTC realized an access road would be needed to get heavy equipment to a particular transmission line structure, Structure 51, and that this access road was not included in the 2011 survey. On August 9, 2016 SAS conducted an intensive archeological survey of the off-road portion of the new access road, which was a corridor about 300ft long and 30ft wide that crossed a weedy, fallow field. The survey was undertaken in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. One archeological site, labeled as 9F05 81, was encountered. This is a small, sparse prehistoric lithic scatter limited to the plow zone of a low upland landform. We recommend that site 9F0581 does not qualify for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Thus, we conclude that the construction of the proposed access road will have no effect on significant archaeological resources and should be granted clearance to proceed.
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