Research Design to Conduct Phase II Investigations of Three Sites at Fort Benning Military Reservation, Georgia Project Number 69668

                This research design has been prepared by Panamerican Consultants, Inc. (PCI) for a Phase II evaluation of three archaeological sites within the boundaries of Fort Benning Military Reservation (Contract o. W911 SF-06-D-00 13). This project is designed to arrive at determinations of site eligibility for placement on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Completion of this investigation is required to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Executive Order 11593 (Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Environment), the Archaeological and Historical Preservation Act of 1974, the Department of Army Regulation 200-4, and the Department of Army Pamphlet 200-4.

Site 9CE 12 was recommended eligible for the NRHP. This large-sized Indian site is located due west of Weems Pond across Jamestown Road in the Chattahoochee River drainage. It was originally recorded by Frank T. Schnell in 1970. The site was revisited by David W. Chase (n.d.) who dug a single I 0-x-10 ft. test trench. Artifact recovery included Late Archaic projectile points, Upatoi Plain, Averett, Early Lamar, and Late Ocmulgee Fields sherds.

                PCI recommended Site 9CE544 as potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP. This small, possible prehistoric campsite was originally recorded by Panamerican Consultants, Inc. (1994) during a Phase I investigation of compartment Q-02 (Roemer et al. 1994). It is situated along the base of an upland ridge on the edge of a floodplain for Oswichee Creek (Figure 12). Surface collection and seven positive shovel tests yielded a small amount of artifacts including grit-tempered sherds, chert debitage, and a burned quartz rock. Maximum depth of artifact recovery was 68 cmbs.

                Site 9CE2506 was deemed potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP. Site 9CE2506 was originally recorded by Gulf South Research during a survey of selected timber harvesting areas (Poplin and Goodwin 1988). The site is a medium-sized, Indian artifact scatter on a ridge bisected by Yankee Road (Figure 13). Surface recovery and seven positive s hovel tests yielded brushed sand-tempered ceramics, cord-marked sand-tempered ceramics, a stemmed biface, an Archaic biface base, and two possible Archaic biface fragments. Artifacts were recovered from a maximum depth of 70 cmbs.