ML18017B061

Archaeological Survey of Proposed CP&L Harris-Harnett Substation & 2.4 Miles of Harris-Harnett 500 Kv Transmission Line.

ML18017B061
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	04/18/1980
From:	Coe J, Joshua Wilson NORTH CAROLINA, UNIV. OF, CHAPEL HILL, NC
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NUDOCS 8005140569
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RECIP ~ NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION North Carol)nai Univ, of North Car ol ina f" Uni v ~ of RECIPIENT AFFILIATION AS

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"Archaeolog.ical Survey of Pr'oposed CPLL Harris HarnettI Substation 8 2;4 Miles of Harris HarnettI 500 kV Transmission L'ine,9 DISTRISUTION CODE: COSTS COPIES RECEIVEDILTR '+ ENCL g SIZE:~

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S(> I) s t;> t. i ()n An(l 2 . ('> Hi, I os Of The Harris-Ilarn<<tt. 500 kV Transmission Line I'I ( I(l l)i.r(.ct:or

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'I'he I<use(>rch L;>l)oratories of Anthropoloi;y

'I'he Uni versi t.y ()C Nort.h C;>rolina Chapel ili11 Apr i I 18, 1980

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TNTIIOI)UKTION ln April. 1980, the l<esear< h Laboratories of Anthropology conducted an ar<haeo]ogical . urvcy of the propos<d CP&L IIarris-IIarnett Substation and, ) portion oI the Ilarris-llarncl,t 500kV Tr:>>)smi.ss ion I.in<<.. Both project areas arc locat< d i.n llarnett County. Thc proposed substation is to be place<I on 35 acres oI. land approximat.ely two miles northeast of Erwin, N. C. The 2.4 mile-long section of transmission line to be covered lay across Nea]s Cr<<ck about two miles southwest of Angi<.r, N ~ C. The transmissi<>>) I inc corrIdor is 180 f<<ct wide )nd constitutes approximately 53 acres.

About 50/ of the 53 )cres that comprise the transmission 'I ine corridor was under. cul tive'on an<I 11% was in pastur<<. The remainder was in woods, or. covered by ponds. The sections of the corridor that were wooded lay in low areas associ.ated with gullies, or intermittant s tream beds for ch<.'most pat t .

For the substation area, over 90% of the proposed construction location's 35 acres was under cultivation. A small portion along the northeast side that was wooded lay in an intermittant stream bed.

Sections along the so<<thw<st side an<I in the south center lay in pine.

The scope of work rcqui.rcd that. a survey of the two project areas be conducted for. the purp6s<. of discovering the prehistoric and historic archaeological resources pr<<sent; 'h<<signi f icance oi these reso<<rc< s;

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J ehe i,mpact t:h<<proposed cons eruct.ion would have upon these resources; and to m:)ke roc<))nmen<h) t i<)ns conc<<< ning the future of t'hese cult:ural resources. 'I'he p) inc i p<) l inves t iga for w <s Dr. Jof Ere L. Coe. 'i'he field crew cons isred of .Jock Wi, 1 son;)n<l 13i 1 ly 01 i ver.

Si re f iles <) t the Hesearcl) Labora t ori es showed th;) r 31 sit(s had previously been r<)corded for liarner r Count.y. None nf these sit es were wi thin or n<'.;)r the two pro j< ct.;<re:)s. A map provided by Cl)&L sl)<)wed addi t.io>>')1 arch;)co logic;) l sit es in the c<)unty th;) t. h <ve;)s yet: to be entered in t".) the Lab's si te files. None of thos<) si.t os were wi thin the t'wo pr<) j<<cl )ll <<')s.

VIELDhORK Given the cp>:>nt it y oi'and wi thin l><>tl> survey areas that was under cult.ivation, the enti,re tr;>nsmi sio>> 1 i>>e corridor and the 'substat:ion location was walked over. These areas under cul tivat.ion were visually inspected for surface. re>>>;ti>>s. The. eight::>cres ol'he transmissic>n lit>e that were in pasture were located at. the>>ol. thor>l e>>d of the corridor south oC S.k. 1443. Shovel tests were placed about. 30 met:ers apart where, t>ecess:>ry. Over h:>if of the;>ere:>ge in p:>sturc. lay on the t:op of a knoll th;tt: h:td l>ee>> recet>t. ly scraped nC tops>>i.l. As a co>>se-quence, shovel test,s indicatecl only the prese>>ce oi: a yellow brown sandy loam subsoil. Ho cultural materials ol. sit:es were found in the pas tured:> rea.

Areas that were wooded werc. also walked, and high probability areas were shovel test.'ed. lligh probability areas were those that previ.ous experience indicated were possible locations for sites. Areas that were i>> gull ics or intermit t;>>>t. clry strean> beds, were considered to be low

'I prol>;>biliLy areas a>>d were not. t.ested. 'o sites were recovered i>> the shovel tests pits. As stated previously, most of the wooded land lay in 1'ow probability are:>s.

Three of the six sites fou>>d by t.his survey, all in cultivated areas, also had shovel tes t:s placed i.n t.hem. 'l'he purpose was to def ine the strat:igraphy present, ar>d t.o see i f;tny <>>>disturbed deposit;s temained.

In all three cases, no intact cultural deposit:s were found.

4 Ilt'. 32 - 'I'Itis si t << I;>y o>> high grou>>d i>> a c>>lt iv >t < d Cield beside a dirt f<>rm r<>>:<I. S. It. I440 I:>y <>l><>><t 110 met<.rs i<> the>><>r tl>e >st:. Ilr 32 consists of a s<<at.t< r ol. 1 I thic dul>rls. Tltis incl>>ded one broken rhyolite Sava>>>>alt River point; one quart.'z biCace; 14 quartz Clakes; and 10 rhyoli.t,e f]akcs. Two shovel t.uses were pl."><<<<d within th<<

scatter area. No m>terial was r<<covered Crom eit'ltcr. Stratigr:>phy consisted of a light brown sandy plowzone 10 inches chick over a yellow brown s;tn<ly loan> s<>bt <>i1. No in si.tu rem>>i>>s were recovcre<l.'l><<sit<.

is a lithic scat:ter whose on)y identifiable component is the Late Archaic Savannah Ri.ver.

)It 33 - 'I'his sit:e is loca t.cd 120 met<<rs south<<ast: of Ilt: 32, on the edge r

of the high ground. A hog pen, pond, and inrermictant st:ream be<1 lies immediat:ely to thc so<>bh<< >st.. 'l'h(.'l.t<. is: > I i<<hie scat.'t'er of u>>k>>ow>>

afCiliarion. Hat.'erial recovered Crom the si t.c co>>sist:ed of one quartz core/bi Eace, one quartz c)tip, and two rhyolite flakes ~

Ilt: 34 - This un<liffcrcntit>ted litltic scat:ter 1:>y 110 m<<ters east: oC Ht 33 and 225 meters east.-southease of lie 32 on the <dge of high ground.

A hog pen, po>>d;>n<l it>t'ermi t'tant.'t> <'.<)m l>c<l I:>y to th< so<>th-south<<nst.

Five q<>art'z Clak<<s, one rhy<>lit:c Clake, an<I one jasper-like f1'tkc were found on the surface oC the si te. Ilr 34 lies oursi<le ot'. the power line corrid<>r and wi,I1>>ot: bc impacted at: all.

))t 35-- This site lies 275 meters southeast. of. I)t 34 on the northeast slope of a knoll coming off the high ground to the nort)!west. The site consists of a 1ig)>t ) i Lhic scat:ter of u>>k>>ow>> affi li:! I io<>. The, surface collection c<>ntai>>cd fiv<<quartz flakes, three chunks of quartz raw material, one quartz biface fragment, and one rhyolite flake ~ The site ')

ies a)<>ng th<, <<Ig<! of thr i j.<'.)d, but did t><>t'v.tc>>d i>>Lo thc woods t<> thc s<>>! th<:ast..

lit 36 - tl< 36 w<.', Conn> <hu sou<hen::r. baal<<<C h:ate Crank whura the t ransmissio>> li>>u cr<>ssus the cr<ek, about 1.4 miles west.->>orlhwcst of the l<>>>etio>> of N.C. 210 a>>d S.)L. 1440. A marshy area/drainage ditch l ies to the southeast a>>d <tl<>>>g th<<. >>orthe;!sL side <>C Lh<. sit:e. This site lies in the fairly br<>ad hot Louis th:!t; ar<<. f<>>>>>d;!)<>ng Lhe southeaster>> bank of He<>). (; reck in this vicinity. The material I'ound o>> the surf:>ce <<o>>sist.ed of two <)u'!rtz flakes, on<!'rhyolit<<.

core/bif:!ce, and on<'. crushed-quartz tempered potsherd wit'h an eroded/ "

smoot.h< d ~ 'sur fac<'.. Thc shcrd ca>> b<<assi,gnc<t 't>> th<<Hood) a>>d Period.

Four unstru<< L'ur<<d shovel t.est.s werc )>1:!ccd in the sit:e area. No material was recovered from them, and no in sit<> remains were indicated.

These tests indicated the )>r<:s<<nc<. oi'0 i>>ches of mott;le<i black-brown-yellow s!ndy plowzone that overlay t.he yellow brown sandy loam subsoil.

i<t 37 - l><is si<o is sic>>a<<<< on tha o<<gu oi higl< ground (along <ha 230'ontour) southwest of a <lry/i>>tcrmi Ltant: st'r<<<!m bed. 1)t 37 lies in the north corner of thc proposed s>>bstation construction location.

Haterial'em;!ins recover<<d were 18 quartz flak<.s, three small quartz bi face, 14 rhyo) i tc fl;>kus, <>>!e rhyo) ite bl:!>>k, a<>d one rhyolite

Gui) ford chipped s<<<ne l>r<> j<!cLI I<! )><>i>>L. 'I'hr<e <<>>s(r<<<<I<<red tests were dug. Yo artifacts were produced, and no u>>clisL<<rbed remain.;

were indicated. Stratigraphy consisted of. five Lo six inches of a dark brown rec<nt plowxo>><<, >ver fiv<! tu six i>>ch<<s <>f':>>> earlier, li)Iht )>row>> l>)owe<>>>e; b<><h of which overlay a yellow brown sandy loam subsoil.

The Guilford CSPP would date one con!pone!>L of the s'i te ass<<mblage to the Hiddle Archaic. 'i'he rest of the ) ithic <I<.bris, however, can>>ot be assi),>>ud t<>;>>>y k>><>wn I><<ri>>d b<!ca<>se <>f Lhc la<<k of ass<>ciati<>nal and contextual dal.a.

SUE'1ARY AND IU'.COM1ENDATIONS The six sit< s fail to meet minimum standards for nomination to the National Rel;istcr. Tl)e sl)arse nature of the informat,ion content and the l:)clc of i>> si tu rcmai>>s wo<<ld indicate tl)at the six si tes h;)vc;) low po(enti;)] for l)roducing )dditi(>nal data. Reconm)endations are that no further arel)aeoloi;ical work is necessary in the project areas.

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