This report presents the results of an intensive archeological survey performed by Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc. in western Paulding County, where the Georgia Transmission Corporation wishes to construct the Yorkville-Roses Store 115kV Transmission Line. The goal of the survey was to locate and evaluate any archeological resources that may be adversely affected by the construction of the transmission line. The survey was undertaken in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. The area of potential effect for the project consists of approximately 12.44 km (7.7 mi) of transmission line corridor that is 30 m (100 ft wide). Of this, approximately 7.68 km (4.77 mi) of the corridor is on new location and 4.76 km (2.93 mi) consists of the rebuilding of an existing line. Our survey located 17 archeological sites, virtually all of which are prehistoric artifact scatters (Table 1). Also included are the site of a house and store and a cluster of rock piles. Most sites were found in soils that revealed poor preservation of archeological deposits and most of the prehistoric lithic scatters contained sparse material. Three sites, including two along McClendon Creek, contain prehistoric pottery and have moderate artifact density. The survey also recorded four artifact occurrences.
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