Fort Stewart 9: An Archaeological Survey of Natural Resource Management Units A6.4, A8.1, and B24.4, Fort Stewart, Bryan, and Liberty Counties, Georgia

This study represents an intensive archaeological survey of 3 areas in Bryan and Liberty counties. The survey areas are Natural Resource Management Units A6.4, A8. 1, and B24.2. Survey tracts N RM U A6.4 (298.14 ha), and A8.1 (239.01 ha) are located in both Bryan and Liberty Counties, and B24.2 (256.07 ha) is located entirely within Bryan County. This work is being done in order to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act (Public Law 89-665,,'as amended by Public Law 96-515), Guidelines for Federal Agency Responsibilities, under Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, Army Regulation AR 420-40, and 36CFR800 (Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties). The project is administered for the United States Army by the National Park Service (NPS), Southeast Regional District. The scope of work specified that the entire project area be surveyed as high probability using transects and shovel tests spaced at 30 m intervals, or low probability using transects spaced at 30 m and shovel tests spaced at 50 m intervals. The primary purpose of this investigation is to identify and assess the archaeological remains present at Fort Stewart for the National Register of Historic Pl9ces. There were also a number of secondary goals which included: exploring the effectiveness of the current Fort Stewart predictive model and examining prehistoric and historic patterns of land use, location, and site intensity; exploring site function/duration based on artifact content; and better understanding the regional culture history. These investigations incorporated a review of previously reported site files located at the office of the base archaeologist. A single previously recorded site was located in survey tract NRMU B24.2 (9BN 113). In addition, the base's Historic Preservation Plan was consulted regarding sites or structures on the National Register of Historic Places within the three survey areas. Six archaeological sites and four isolated occurrences (which are also assigned site numbers) were identified during the survey. No sites were located in NRMU A6.4. One site and one isolated occurrence were located in NRMU A8.1. Four sites and three isolated finds were located in NRMU B24.2. Only one site, 9BN186, is recommended as potentially eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (designated by Fort Stewart as "indeterminate").