An Archeological Survey of the Proposed Linecrest Raod Extension, Dekalb County, Georgia

In March of 2000 Southeastern Archeological Services conducted an intensive archeological survey for the proposed improvement and extension of Linecrest Road, which runs along DeKalb County's southern boundary. That project included minor improvements to 1.2 km (.75 mi) of existing two-lane road and the construction of a 1.4 km (.87 mi) extension of the road on new location between Ward Lake Road and Bouldercrest Road. The survey recorded three sites, one sparse prehistoric lithic scatter, one destroyed late nineteenth to early twentieth century house site and one standing nineteenth century house site. The first two were clearly not eligible for listing in the National Register, but the third (9DA153) was assessed as potentially eligible on archeological grounds (criterion d). In March of 2004 Southeastern Archeological Services resurveyed the portion of the previous project that crossed Conley Creek. No new resources were discovered and it was confirmed that the current project alignment exactly matches that surveyed in 2000. It was confirmed at this time that the project area completely avoids site 9DA153. By mid-2004 project planners had redefined the termini of the project to be from just east of Ward Lake Road to Bouldercrest Road and an archeological report of this project area was needed. Current (July 2004) plans were compared to the 2000 plans and it was determined that the precise current project area had been intensively surveyed in 2000 and reinspected in March of 2004. Thus, no new field survey work was needed. The newly delineated project area encompassed the portion of the 2000 survey that contained all three sites. This report is a repackaging of the 2000 survey report, adapted to fit the current area of potential effect. Since we determined in 2004 that 9DA153 will be avoided by the proposed project, no significant archeological resources will be affected by the proposed undertaking.