Edwards-Pitman, Inc. (EP) conducted the Phase I archaeological survey for the proposed intersection conversion at State Route (SR) 372 and County Road (CR) 4/Birmingham Road/Hickory Flat Road in Milton, Fulton County, Georgia (PI No. 0016443). This survey was conducted for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) under a contract with ARCADIS U.S., Inc. (Arcadis) to locate and evaluate archaeological resources. GDOT proposes to convert the existing four-way stop intersection to a roundabout. There were no design plans at the time of survey, thus the survey area for the proposed project includes all areas within an Environmental Survey Boundary (ESB) provided to EP by project design engineers at Arcadis. The ESB encompasses approximately 23.4 hectares (9.5 acres). Along SR 372, the ESB is approximately 482 meters (m) (1 ,581 feet [ft]) long and approximately 109 m (357.6 ft) to 182 m (597.1 ft) wide. Along CR 4/Birmingham Road/Hickory Flat Road, the ESB is approximately 372 m (1 ,220.4 ft) long and approximately 63 m (206.6 ft) to 182 m (597.1 ft) wide. The ESB is designed specifically to encompass all areas of possible and foreseeable ground disturbance resulting from the proposed project. When design is complete, the project's area of potential effect (APE) will likely be smaller than the ESB that was surveyed. Prior to fieldwork, EP requested that staff at the Georgia Archaeological Site File (GASF) at the University of Georgia in Athens conduct a review of their records. Additionally, EP reviewed Georgia's Natural, Archaeological, and Historic Resources Geographic Information System (GNAHRGIS) online database. No previously recorded sites were identified within a I-kilometer (km) (0.62-mile [mi]) radius of the survey area. The research resulted in the identification of three previously conducted archaeological surveys that intersect the current survey area. The objective of this archaeological survey is to locate archaeological resources within the ESB and evaluate them in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Fieldwork for the Phase I survey was conducted by EP on August 23, 2019. This work resulted in the identification of one new archaeological site, 9FU787 (Table 0.1). Site 9FU787 is a nineteenth to twentieth century historic artifact scatter. We recommend that 9FU787 is of unknown eligibility for the NRHP under Criterion D because the site was not fully delineated due to survey limits, however, the surveyed portion within the ESB lacks significant data potential.
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