Olsen Associates, Inc. is the consulting engineer for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for a beach renourishment project off St Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia. The sand source material for the project is a borrow area located near the north breakers on the north side of the entrance channel to Brunswick Harbor approximately 1.3 miles southeast of St. Simons Island. In order to determine the proposed project's affects on potentially significant submerged cultural resources, Olsen Associates contracted with Tidewater Atlantic Research, Inc., [TAR] of Washington, North Carolina to conduct a proton precession magnetometer and side scan sonar survey of the proposed borrow area. Prior to the fieldwork, a program of historical and documentary research was conducted to provide a proper framework for submerged cultural resource assessment in the Brunswick/ St. Simons area. Fieldwork activities were carried out between 25 - 26 October 2002. Analysis of the remote sensing data revealed no magnetic and/or acoustic anomalies within the proposed borrow area. No further investigation is recommended in conjunction with the proposed project.
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