Archaeological Investigations at Sites 9Fl156 and 9Fl161 Floyd County, Georgia

This project was conducted at the request of Colonial Pipeline Company for the purpose of mitigating the impact of a proposed petroleum products pipeline on two archaeological sites at Selman's Bend, Floyd County, Georgia (Figure 1). Sites 9F156 and 9F161 were located within and adjacent to a construction corridor, which contained three previous pipelines (Figure 2). This new pipeline route intersected the eastern edge of site 9F156 and the western edge of site 9F161. The proposed approximately one meter deep and 50 centimeters across(Figure 3). The access area would be traversed by heavy an area approximately 20 to 25 m wide. In addition, a temporary workspace to the east of the centerline on the edge of the Oostanaula would also would affect the plowzone portions of the cultural The primary impact to these archaeological deposits would be the excavations for the pipeline. The use of vehicles for pipe transportation and the location of a temporary work space would not affect the undisturbed. (below plowzone) portions of the deposits to any degree greater than already had been done by repeated cultivation.