A Phase II Survey of the Northern Section of the Proposed West Georgia Reservoir, Haralson County, Georgia

This management summary details the Phase II archaeological investigation of the far northern section of the proposed West Georgia Reservoir in Haralson County, Georgia. `The summary was prepared for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and is in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the Archaeological and Historical Preservation Act of 1974. The study area was situated within the proposed floodpool along the Tallapoosa River north of Miniroe Mill Road and south of Georgia State Route .7 (Figure 2). Research was conducted on 15 prehistoric archaeological sites deemed eligible or possibly eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (Figure 2; Table 1). These sites were chosen for Phase II investigation on the basis of recommendations issued as a result of the Phase I survey conducted by Southeastern Archaeological Services in the spring of 1990 (Gresham 1990). Attention was focused on the identification and assessment of specific site attributes with regard to National Register eligibility (NRHP, as per 36 CFR 60.4). Each site was investigated with the following research questions in mind: 1) Can cultural components be diagnosed at the site and, if so, to what degree of specificity (e.g. Woodland, Early Woodland, Early Woodland - Kellog Phase, etc.)? 2) Are there features at the site that represent prehistoric human activity? 3) What kinds of activities took place at the site and are they significant in regard to increasing our understanding of local and regional prehistory? 4) What is the size of the site, where are it boundaries, and what, ii any, internal differences - temporal and/or spatial - can be ascertained? 5) Does site taphonomy indicate that at least some cultural material is present in undisturbed deposits or has the site been disturbed to the point where the information potential of the archaeological data has been significantly compromised.