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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9809_WilsonLF_cultresources_20210915Appendix A.3 Archaeological Study and Correspondence Site Study and Design Hydrogeologic Report Westside CEO Landfill —Area 2 Wilson, North Carolina Archaeological Survey of the Wilson County Solid Waste Expansion Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. 2017 Archaeological Survey of the Wilson County Solid Waste Expansion Tract Wilson County, North Carolina ER 17-1519 Prepared for Bartlett Engineering and Surveying Wilson, North Carolina Prepared by TrolbK Southerlin Principal Investigator Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. 2017 Management Summary In October 2017, Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. (ACC) conducted an archaeological survey of a proposed expansion tract at the Wilson County Solid Waste Site in Wilson County, North Carolina. The survey area is located just east of the town of Wilson and encompasses about 34 acres. The property is owned by Wilson County and the boundaries are comprised primarily of property lines, with the exception of the eastern boundary which is bounded by the floodplain of Buck Branch, a tributary of Toisnot Creek. The majority of the project tract is characterized by fallow agricultural fields. However, the remains of a modern hog farm are present in the tract. This survey was undertaken on behalf of Bartlett Engineering and Surveying. The goals of this investigation were to identify all archaeological resources located within the project's Area of Potential Effect (APE), assess those resources for eligibility to the National Register ofHistoric Places (NRHP), and make management recommendations, as appropriate. Background research was conducted at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA) in Raleigh. Two previously recorded sites were identified with the prof ect tract, 31 WL02 and 31 WL 17 8/178 * *. Site 31 WL02 was recorded in 1968 by a local artifact collector who had collected Native American lithic and ceramic artifacts at the site. No NRHP eligibility recommendation was made on the archaeological site form. Site 31WL178/178** was recorded in 1990. The data was based on a surface collection survey. Native American components identified include Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, and Woodland. An eighteenth century historic component was identified based on the recovery of historic glass and ceramics. Although only a surface survey was conducted, 31WL178/178** was recommended not eligible for the NRHP. A total of 352 shovel tests were excavated during this investigation. Artifacts were collected from 128 of these. This survey established boundaries for the two previously recorded sites, which may have been one continuous site before the area was disturbed by construction of the hog farm in 1990. Site 31 WL02/02** was found to have both historic and prehistoric components. Relatively deep deposits were found at this site, and the earliest prehistoric component identified is from the Early Archaic Period. Multiple ceramic period components were also identified, spanning the Woodland Period. The historic component is very disturbed and mainly consists of debris associated with a nineteenth/twentieth century dairy farm complex. Site 31WL178/178** also has historic and prehistoric components. Our investigation identified Early, Middle, and Late Woodland occupations and the potential for intact evidence of earlier occupations based on the presence of relatively deep deposits. Previous work at the site documented Middle and Late Archaic components. The historic component includes evidence of a middle eighteenth century occupation, and a light scatter of more modern material. Because both sites appear to retain sufficient integrity to give them good research potential, their NRHP eligibility recommendation are classified as "unassessed." Site 31 WL02/02* * may have the potential to add new information about Archaic and Woodland settlement and life -ways in the region. Site 31WL178/178** may also have the potential to contribute significant data on Archaic and Woodland settlement and life -ways, but also may contribute to our understanding of early historic settlement in the project area during the eighteenth century. Additional evaluation (i.e., Phase II testing) of both sites will be necessary in order to definitively determine their NRHP eligibility. Until the NRHP eligibility of both sites is clarified, preservation is recommended. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Table of Contents Page Management Summary................................................................ ii Listof Figures........................................................................iv Listof Tables........................................................................iv Chapter 1. Introduction and Methods of Investigation ........................................ 1 The Project Tract.............................................................. 1 Methods of Investigation........................................................ 5 Chapter 2. Environmental and Cultural Overview ........................................... 8 Environmental Overview........................................................ 8 Cultural Overview............................................................. 12 Chapter 3. Results of Background Research . ............................................. 26 Chapter 4. Results of the Archaeological Survey ........................................... 31 31WL02/02**................................................................ 31 31WL178/178**.............................................................. 47 Chapter 5. Summary and Recommendations .............................................. 56 Summary.................................................................... 56 Recommendations............................................................. 59 References Cited.................................................................... 60 Appendix A. Artifact Catalog and Projectile Point Report Appendix B. Artifact Plates Appendix C. Resume of Principal Investigator -Anc�„' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina List of Figures Page Figure 1.1. Map showing the location of the Wilson County Solid Waste Expansion project area... 1 Figure 1.2. Aerial view of the project area . ............................................ 2 Figure 1.3. View of the northern portion of the survey area, facing southeast ................... 3 Figure 1.4. View of the northern portion of the survey area, facing southwest .................. 3 Figure 1.5. View of the remains of the hog farm, facing west ............................... 4 Figure 1.6. View of the southern portion of the survey area, facing south ..................... 4 Figure 1.7. View of the southern end of the survey area, facing south ......................... 5 Figure 2.1. Map showing the project area and the physiographic provinces of North Carolina.. ... 8 Figure 2.2. Map showing the location of the project area withing the Contentnea Creek subbasin.. 9 Figure 2.3. View of Buck Branch, facing northeast from the southern part of the survey area..... 10 Figure 2.4. Map showing soils in the survey tract ....................................... 11 Figure 2.5. Map of North Carolina showing the Tuscarora territory in yellow ................. 18 Figure 2.6. Map showing the project vicinity in the early eighteenth century . ................ 21 Figure 2.7. Portion of the 1770 Collett map showing the project vicinity ..................... 23 Figure 2.8. Map showing the project area at the end of the Civil War ....................... 25 Figure 3.1. Map showing the locations of previously recorded archaeological sites in the project vicinity............................................................... 27 Figure 3.2. Wilson County soil map from 1925 showing the project area ..................... 28 Figure 3.3. Aerial photograph from 1957 showing structures in the project vicinity linked to a dairyfarm............................................................. 29 Figure 3.4. Aerial photograph from 1993 showing the newly constructed hog farm ............. 30 Figure 4.1. Map showing the locations of 31WL2/2** and 31WL178/178**................. 32 Figure 4.2. Aerial photograph showing site details ...................................... 33 Figure 4.3. LiDAR map showing site details ........................................... 34 Figure 4.4. View of hog farm silos and hog house rubble, facing west ....................... 35 Figure 4.5. View of hog house foundation, facing west .................................. 35 Figure 4.6. View of concrete structure next to waste lagoon, facing southeast ................. 36 Figure 4.7. View of waste lagoon, facing east .......................................... 36 Figure 4.8. Shovel test at Provenience 3 (N185 E425), 31WL02/02**....................... 38 Figure 4.9. Shovel test at Provenience 16 (N230 E425), 31WL02/02**...................... 38 Figure 4.10. Shovel test at Provenience 25 (N260 E455), 31WL02/02**...................... 39 Figure 4.11. Shovel test at Provenience 97 (N500 E500), 31WL02/02**...................... 39 Figure 4.12. Plan map showing the distribution of historic artifacts at 31WL02/02**............ 40 Figure 4.13. Map showing prehistoric artifact distribution at 31WL02/02**................... 42 Figure 4.14. Map showing prehistoric ceramic artifact distribution at 31WL02/02**............ 45 Figure 4.15. Map showing prehistoric lithic artifact distribution at 31LW02/02**.............. 46 Figure 4.16. Soil profile at Provenience 26 (N590 E440), 31WL178/178**................... 48 Figure 4.17. Soil profile at Provenience 10 (N560 E440), 31WL178/178**................... 48 Figure 4.18. Map showing historic artifact distribution at 31WL178/178**................... 50 Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina iv List of Figures (continued) Page Figure 4.19. Map showing Native American artifact distribution at 31WL178/178**............ 51 Figure 4.20. Map showing Native American ceramic artifact distribution at 31WL178/178**..... 52 Figure 4.21. Map showing Native American lithic artifact distribution by material type at 31WL178/178**....................................................... 53 Figure 5.1. Map showing the distribution of Cashie pottery fragments in the project area........ 58 List of Tables Page Table 2.1. Summary of Soils in the Wilson Solid Waste Expansion Tracts . ................. 10 Table 2.2. Native American Archaeological Chronology for the Northern North Carolina Coastal Plain................................................................. 13 Table 2.3. Summary of Faunal Species from 31BR7, the Jordan's Landing Site .............. 19 Table 3.1. Summary of Archaeological Sites in the Project Vicinity ........................ 26 Table 4.1. Summary of Historic Artifacts Collected from Site 31WL02/02**................ 41 Table 4.2. Summary of Prehistoric Ceramics Collected from Site 31WL02/02** Revisit....... 43 Table 4.3. Summary of Prehistoric Lithics Collected from Site 31WL02/02** Revisit......... 43 Table 4.4. Summary of Historic Artifacts Collected from Site 31WL178/178** Revisit........ 49 Table 4.5. Summary of Prehistoric Ceramics Collected from Site 31WL178/178** Revisit..... 54 Table 4.6. Summary of Prehistoric Lithics Collected from Site 31WL178/178** Revisit....... 54 Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina v Chapter 1. Introduction and Investigation Methods In October 2017, Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. (ACC) conducted an archaeological survey of a proposed expansion tract at the Wilson County Solid Waste Site in Wilson County, North Carolina. This survey was undertaken for Bartlett Engineering and Surveying on behalf of the Wilson County government. In a letter from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources dated 11 September 2017 (ER 17-1519), the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) noted the presence of two previously recorded archaeological sites within the survey area. Because of the archaeological sensitivity ofthe area, the SHPO recommended that an archaeological survey ofthe expansion area be conducted and the previously recorded sites located and evaluated for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility. This investigation was conducted pursuant to Section 106 ofthe National Historic Preservation Act and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations for Compliance with Section 106, codified as 36CFR Part 800. The goals of this investigation were to identify all archaeological resources located within the project's Area of Potential Effect (APE), assess those resources for eligibility to the NRHP, and make management recommendations, as appropriate. The Project Tract The survey area is located in the central portion of Wilson County, about 3 kilometers east of the town of Wilson (Figure 1.1). The project tract is located south of State Route (SR) 42, on property owned by Wilson County. An existing and active land fill is present on the property. The setting is on high ground bordering Buck Branch, about 500 meters north of its confluence with Toisnot Creek. The project area NASH Elm City ti COUNTY T-- _; ,EDGECOMBE COUNTY Sims Wilson ^ Proa w��nYj ' WILSON ` COUNTY Lp-._�,. Saratoga JOtsNSTON Lucama Black Creek �. Stantonshurg Kenly VYtlsan co. solid Waste GREENE - County Eaundary C Municipal Boundary WAYN E COUN. T1Y� K COUN-v /k ❑ 1.5 3 6.5 6 Figure 1.1. Map showing the location of the Wilson County Solid Waste encompasses Expansion project area. approximately 34 acres, the majority of which is fallow agricultural fields (Figure 1.2). The remains of a hog farm, including structural remains and waste lagoons, are located in the tract. Figures 1.3 through 1.7 present views of the project tract. -Anc�„' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Figure 1.2. Aerial view of the project area. -AEC, Inc. Filson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 2 Figure 1.3. View of the northern portion of the survey area, facing southeast. Figure 1.4. View of the northern portion of the survey area, facing southwest. .-AGC, Inc Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 3 Figure 1.5. View of the remains of the hog farm, facing west. Figure 1.6. View of the southern portion of the survey tract, facing south. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 4 Figure 1.7. View of the southern end of the survey area, facing south. Methods of Investigation This investigation consisted of four primary tasks: Background Research, Field Investigations, Laboratory Analyses, and Project Documentation. Background Research was conducted to identify any archaeological resources in the project area, to establish the cultural history of the project vicinity, and to understand changes in the natural and cultural landscape. Field Investigations were conducted to collect a representative artifact sample, define the horizontal and vertical boundaries of identified sites, and to evaluate the contexts from which the artifacts were collected. Laboratory Analysis entailed the cleaning and identification of artifacts collected during the survey. Project Documentation consisted of compiling project data in a bound report for review by the SHPO. Each of these tasks is discussed in detail below. Background Research Background Research began with a review of archaeological site forms, maps, and reports on file at the Office of State Archaeology (OSA) in Raleigh, North Carolina. This review served to identify previously recorded resources in the proj ect vicinity and provided data on the prehistoric and historic context of the project tract. Historic maps of Wilson County and the project vicinity were also examined. These included: • 1709 John Lawson map • 1770 Collett map • 1861 Bache map of North Carolina • 1879 Map of Wilson County (E.P. Tucker) • 1925 Wilson County soil map • 1957 USDA aerial photograph • 1993 aerial photograph • 1910s Map of Wilson County, North Carolina showing rural delivery routes -Anc�„' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 5 1938 Wilson County Highway map 1978 USGS Saratoga, NC 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle The current Wilson County Soil Survey and United States Agricultural Department (USDA) online database was consulted to determine soil types within the project tract and environmental characteristics of the surrounding area. Finally, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) imagery was used to examine details of the tract. Field Investigation As surface visibility was poor in the survey area, systematic shovel testing was the primary artifact collection method. Prior to field investigations a 30-meter grid was overlain on project tract maps using ArcGIS software. This map was then downloaded onto a handheld Trimble Pathfinder Global Positioning System (GPS) unit. Using the GPS unit, each 30-meter grid point was marked on the ground with an orange pin flag; the transect number and shovel test number was recorded on each pin flag. Shovel tests were dug at all grid points except in the waste lagoons and in the area of the former hog houses. Following the 30- meter interval coverage, shovel tests were excavated at 15-meter intervals around the initial shovel tests that had yielded artifacts. Excavated shovel tests measured approximately 30 centimeters in diameter. Shovel tests were excavated in natural levels, allowing us to distinguish artifacts from plowzone and sub-plowzone contexts. Shovel test fill was screened through 0.25 inch wire mesh. Details of artifacts and soils for each shovel test by level were recorded in field notebooks. Artifacts were collected and placed in plastic bags labeled with the date, field site number, grid point locations (i.e., shovel test/transect or north/east coordinate), depth of artifacts, and initials of the excavator. Site boundaries were determined when two consecutive negative shovel tests were encountered. Site settings were photographed with a digital camera. Sketch maps were produced in the field showing the locations of shovel tests and surface finds. The location of each site was recorded using a Trimble GPS unit, and the locations were then relayed onto project maps. Site significance is based on the site's ability to contribute to our understanding of past lifeways, and its subsequent eligibility for listing on the NRHP. Department of Interior regulations (36 CFR Part 60) established criteria which must be met for an archaeological site or historic resource to be considered significant, or eligible for the NRHP (Townsend et al. 1993). Under these criteria, a site can be defined as significant if it retains integrity of "location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association" and if it A) is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad pattern of history; B) is associated with the lives of persons significant in the past; C) embodies distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represents work of a master, possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or D) has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in history or prehistory. Archaeological sites are most frequently evaluated pursuant to Criterion D. However, some historic period archaeological sites can be considered under all four criteria. The primary goals of this field investigation were to identify archaeological resources and evaluate their potential research value or significance. Although the formal determination of the site significance is made by the SHPO, whenever possible, sufficient data is gathered to allow us to make a significance recommendation. Sites that exhibit little or no further research potential are recommended not eligible for the NRHP and no further investigation is proposed. Sites for which insufficient data could be obtained at Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 6 the survey level are considered unassessed and preservation or more in-depth investigation is advocated. It is rare for ample data to be recovered at the survey level of investigation to definitively determine that a site meets NRHP eligibility criteria. However, when this occurs, the site is recommended eligible for the NRHP. Again, preservation ofthe resource is advocated. Ifpreservation is not possible, mitigation options (e.g., data recovery) would need to be considered. Laboratory Analysis Laboratory work began with washing all recovered artifacts. A provenience number, based on the context of the artifact (i.e., surface or subsurface), was assigned to each positive shovel test location or surface collection area. Within each provenience, each individual artifact or artifact class was then assigned a number. Artifacts were cataloged based on specific morphological characteristics such as material in the case of lithics, and decoration and temper type in the case of prehistoric ceramics. Native American artifacts were identified using Coe (1964), Herbert (2009), and Phelps and Heath (1998). Historic artifacts were identified by color, material of manufacture (e.g., ceramics), type (e.g., slipware), form (e.g., bowl, plate), method of manufacture (e.g., molded), period of manufacture (e.g., 1780-1820), and intended function (e.g., tableware). Historic artifacts with established manufacture date ranges were categorized using Aultman et al. (2015), Florida Museum of Natural History (2009), Lindsey 2017), Marcel (1994), Liller et al. (2000), Samford (2014), South (1977, 2004), and Wilson and Snodgrass (2008). Consultations were also held with Mr. Thomas Beaman, Jr., Associate Professor in Anthropology and Archaeology at Wake Technical Community College due to his intimate knowledge of Wilson County's archaeological resources and his direct experience with the two previously recorded archaeological sites in the project tract. Artifact descriptions, counts, and weights were recorded. All diagnostic and cross -mended artifacts were labeled with a solution of Acryloid B-72 and acid -free permanent ink. The artifact inventory catalog and representative artifact photographs are presented in appendices. At the conclusion of this project, all project related material, including field notes, artifacts, and project maps, will be prepared for curation based on standards set forth in 36 CFR 79 (Curation offederally Owned and Administered Archaeological Collections: Final Rule) and in the OSA curation guidelines. These standards and guidelines require that all proj ect-related material be placed in archivally stable storage bags and boxes. Upon acceptance of the final project report by the SHPO, the project material will be submitted to OSA for permanent curation or returned to the property owners (if requested). Project Documentation Project documentation involved the compilation of all data gathered during the previous tasks. The following chapter provides environmental and cultural overviews for the project area. Next, the results of the field investigation are discussed. Each identified resource is described, shown on project maps, and NRHP eligibility recommendations are advanced. The data obtained through laboratory analysis are included in site descriptions. Finally, a summary of the overall project is presented along with management recommendations, as appropriate. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 7 Chapter 2. Environmental and Cultural Overview To interpret cultural resources, it is necessary to understand the larger context within which they occur. The natural environment, technological development, and ideological values are all intertwined in shaping the way humans live. In this chapter, details about the local environment and cultural development in the region are presented to provide a context within which cultural resources can be assessed. This basic framework is an important tool in evaluating the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility of these resources. Environmental Overview Wilson County is mostly located in the Coastal Plain physiographic province of North Carolina (Figure 2.1), but the northwestern part of the county is in the Piedmont (Sink 1983); the project area is in the Coastal Plain. The Coastal Plain is gently sloping to the southeast. Elevations vary between 305 feet above mean sea level (amsl) in the northern part of the county near the Nash County boundary and 60 feet amsl near where Contentnea Creek crosses the Wilson/Edgecomb county line (Sink 1983). Elevations in the project tract range from 90 to 110 feet amsl. Drainage Figure 2.1. Map showing the project area and the physiographic provinces of North Carolina. The Wilson County Solid Waste Expansion project area is located within the Contentnea Creek subbasin of the greater Neuse River Basin (Figure 2.2). Contentnea Creek and it's tributary Toisnot Creek (sometimes referred to as Toisnot Swamp) drain about 84 percent of Wilson County (Sink 1983). The survey area is located just west of Buck Branch, a small tributary of Toisnot Creek. Buck Branch is just over 2 3.2 kilometers (2 miles) long, from its headwaters to it's confluence with Toisnot Creek. Figure 2.3 shows a swampy portion of Buck Branch just east of the southern part of the project area. The confluence of Buck Branch and Toisnot Creek is approximately 600 meters (1,968 feet) south ofthe project area. The confluence Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Figure 2.2. Map showing the location of the project area within the Contentnea Creek subbasin. of Toisnot Creek and Contentnea Creek is approximately 16 kilometers (10 miles) southeast of the project area. Contentnea Creek is a significant tributary of the Neuse River. The Neuse River flows southeast, past New Bern, and drains into Pamlico Sound. Climate Like most of central and eastern North Carolina, the climate of Wilson County is temperate, characterized by mild winters and warm summers. January tends to be the coldest month, with daily average temperatures ranging between 31.2 and 52.8 degrees Fahrenheit (Sink 1983). July tends to be the hottest month, with daily average temperatures ranging between 68.2 and 89.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Normal annual precipitation is about 47.25 inches, with the summer being the wettest season. October is the driest month, averaging 2.64 inches of rainfall, and July is the wettest month, averaging 6.06 inches of rainfall. The county averages just over 4 inches of snowfall per year. Soils The Coastal Plain soils of Wilson County are underlain by unconsolidated sandy and clayey sediments (Sink 1983). Six soil types are present in the project tract (Figure 2.4; Table 2.1). More than half Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 9 Figure 2.3. View of Buck Branch, facing northeast from the southern part of the survey area. Table 2.1. Summary of Soils in the Wilson Solid Waste Exnansion Tracts (USDA 2017). Soil Type Description Acres Altavista fine sandy loam (AaA) moderately well -drained, 0 - 3% slope, rarely flooded 1.8 Goldsboro sandy loam (GoA) moderately well -drained, 0 - 2% slope 0.2 Gritney sandy loam (GtB2) Moderately well drained, 2 - 5% slope, moderately eroded 5.5 Tarboro sand (TaB) Somewhat excessively drained, 0 - 5% slope, rarely flooded 2.5 Tomotley fine sandy loam (Tt) Poorly drained, 0 - 2 % slope, rarely flooded 3.8 Wagram loamy sand (WaB) well drained, 0 - 6% slope, forms on ridges and broad interstream divides on marine terraces 20.0 Total 33.8 (59.2% / 20 acres) of the project tract is classified as Wagram loamy sand. Wagram soils are located in the northern and central part of the survey area. This soil type is well drained and is viewed as having high potential for archaeological remains. Gritney sandy loam is a moderately well drained soil encompassing 16.3 (5.5 acres) percent of the survey area. It is found in the central part of the survey area. This is a moderately eroded soil. Tomotley fine sandy loam is a poorly drained soil located in the southwestern part of the survey area. It encompasses 11 percent (3.8 acres) of the survey area. Tarboro sand is somewhat �•' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina [D] .a X Wilson Co. Solid Waste Sites Project Boundary = Gritney Sandy Loam (GtB2) Altavista Fine Sandy Loam (AaA) Tarboro Sand (TaB) Bibb Loam (Bb) �_'. Tomotley Fine Sandy Loam (Tt)I Goldsboro Sandy Loam (GoA) - Wagram Loamy Sand (WaB) 0 40 80 120 160 ll' 3 •: s Meters Figure 2.4. Map showing soils in the survey tract (USGS 1978 Saratoga, NC 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle). :-PGC, Inc.- Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina excessively drained soil located in the southeastern corner of the survey area. This soil forms in low-lying settings that rarely flooded. Tarboro sand 2.5 acres, or 7.2 percent of the survey area. Altavista fine sandy loam encompasses 1.8 acres, or 5.2 percent of the extreme southern part of the proj ect area. Goldsboro sandy loam is located in the extreme northern part of the survey area, and accounts for 0.2 acres, or about 0.7 percent of the survey area. The well drained, moderately well drained, and somewhat excessively drained soils are considered to have high potential for the presence of archaeological remains. Paleoenvironment Paleoclimatological research has documented major environmental changes over the last 20,000 years (the time of potential human occupation of the Southeast) include a general warming trend, melting of the large ice sheets of the Wisconsin glaciation, and an associated rise in sea level. About 12,000 years ago the ocean was located 80 to 161 kilometers (50 to 100 miles) east of its present position, and the project area was probably a rather unremarkable interriverine Coastal Plain flatwoods. During the last 5,000 years there has apparently been a 400 to 500 year cycle of sea level fluctuations of about 2.0 meters (6.6 ft; Brooks et al. 1989; Colquhoun et al. 1981). The general warming trend that led to the melting of glacial ice and the rise in sea level greatly affected vegetation communities in the Southeast. During the late Wisconsin glacial period, until about 12,000 years ago, boreal forest dominated by pine and spruce covered most of the Southeast. Approximately 10,000 years ago, a modern, somewhat xeric, forest developed and covered much of the Southeastern United States (Kuchler 1964; Wharton 1989). As the climate continued to warm, increased moisture augmented the northward advance of the oak -hickory forest (Delcourt 1979). In a study by Sheehan et al. (1985), palynological evidence suggests that spruce, pine, fir, and hemlock rapidly decreased in importance between 9,000 and 4,000 years before present (BP). By the mid -Holocene, the oak -hickory forest was gradually being replaced by a pine dominated woodland (Wharton 1989:12). From 4,000 years BP to the present, the upland vegetation of the Southeast was characterized by a thinning of the deciduous forests (Delcourt and Delcourt 1987). Hickory and gums were generally less important, with alder and ragweed increasing in representation in the palynological record (Delcourt 1979; Sheehan et al. 1985). This forest thinning suggests an increase in human related landscape modifications (i.e., timbering, farming). Similarly, the importance and overall increase in pine species in the forest during this time would have depended on several factors, including fire, land clearing, and soil erosion (Plummer 1975; Sheldon 1983). Since that time, the general climatic trend in the Southeast has been toward slightly cooler and moister conditions, leading to the development of the present Southern Mixed Hardwood Forest as defined by Quarterman and Keever (1962). Faunal communities have also changed dramatically over time. A number of large mammal species (e.g., mammoth, mastodon, horse, camel, giant sloth) became extinct towards the end of the glacial period 12,000 to 10,000 years ago. Human groups, which for subsistence had focused on hunting these large mammals, readapted their strategy to exploitation of smaller mammals, primarily deer in the Southeast. Cultural Overview Pre -Contact Period The following discussion summarizes the various periods of Native American occupation in the northern Coastal Plain of North Carolina, emphasizing cultural change, settlement, and site function Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 12 throughout the time prior to the arrival of Europeans. Table 2.2 provides a summary of the chronological sequence of Native American occupation of the northern Coastal Plain. Table 2.2. Native American Archaeological Chronology for the Northern North Carolina Coastal Plain. Temporal Phase Diagnostic Artifacts Settlement Subsistence Period Paleiondian Clovis large, triangular, fluted or side -notched small, seasonal camps intensive foraging, 10,000-8,000 BC projectile points focus on large fauna Dalton Archaic Taylor side -notched projectile points larger, seasonal camps; intensive foraging 8,000-1,000 BC Kirk/Palmer corner --notched projectile points base camps Lecroy bifurcated points stemmed points Morrow Mtn. Guilford Savannah large Savannah River Points first shell middens in use of marine River Stallings Island fiber tempered and Thom's the Carolinas resources Creek sand tempered ceramics in southern part of NC coast Woodland Deep Creek large triangular points (Roanoke Triangular) small, dispersed intensive foraging 1,000 BC- 1713 sand tempered pottery villages; focus on flood supplemented by cord marked surface treatments plain areas horticulture; agriculture; continued focus on Mt. Pleasant / sand tempered ceramics with fabric and cord flexed burials and shellfish Cape Fear marked surface decorations; small triangular cremations projectile points Cashie / pebble tempered pottery (Tuscarora Indians) large, permanent European trade Collington villages; deer skin trade intensive agriculture, shell tempered pottery (Pamlico Indians ?) focus remains on corn; supplemented Tuscarora War bv Euro can ains Brady and Lautzenheiser (1999); Haag (1958); Phelps (1983), Ward and Davis (1999) The fossil record shows that many now -extinct animals once roamed the North America continent for millions of years, but human remains appear to be more recent, indicating that humans are relatively new arrivals in North America. Abundant evidence has been found confirming that migrant bands of humans living a hunter -gatherer lifestyle were scattered across North America by 12,000 years ago. This time period corresponds to the exposure of a land bridge connecting Siberia to the North American continent during the last ice age (Driver 1998; Jackson et al. 1997). However, research conducted over the past few decades has begun to cast doubt on this theory. Evidence is being recognized that humans were spread across North and South America possibly as early as 20,000 years ago, although much is still not understood about exactly when, where, and who were the first people to visit and settle in North America. Investigations at ancient archaeological sites have produced radiocarbon dates predating the Holocene epoch, which began approximately 12,000 years ago. Current research conducted at the Topper Site indicates occupations dating between 15,000 to 19,000 (or more) years ago (Goodyear 2006). Two sites, 44SM37 and Cactus Hill, in Virginia have yielded similar dates. One contentious point about these early sites is that the occupations predate what has been recognized as the earliest New World culture, Clovis. Artifacts identified at pre -Clovis sites include flake tools and blades, prismatic blades, bifaces, and _Anc�„' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 13 lanceolate -like points (Adovasio et al. 1998; Goodyear 2006; Johnson 1997; McAvoy and McAvoy 1997; and McDonald 2000). The identification of pre -Clovis sites, higher frequencies of Clovis points on the east coast of the United States (the opposing side of the continent where the land bridge was exposed during the last glaciation), and the lack of predecessors to the Clovis point type have led some researchers to hypothesize about other avenues of migration (Bonnichsen et al. 2006). These alternative migration theories contend that the influx of people to the Americas occurred prior to the ice -free corridor 12,000 years ago and that multiple migration episodes took place. These theories include overland migrations similar to the one presumed to have occurred over the Bering land bridge and water migrations over both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific rim (Stanford et al. 2006). Coastal migration theories envision sea faring people using boats to make the journey, evidence for which has not been identified (Adovasio and Page 2002). A number of archaeological sites in the project region date to the late Pleistocene. During this period, the climate of North Carolina was cooler and wetter than today, with temperatures from 5 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit (F ) lower on the average, and more abundant rain, though spread more evenly through the year. Sea level was over 100 feet lower than today and the Atlantic coast line would have been much farther east than its current position. Vegetation would have consisted of spruce -pine parklands and near tundra conditions in the mountains and foothills, while oak -beech -hickory -hemlock forests would have been present in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Archaeological sites from the late Pleistocene (10, 000-8, 000 BC) in eastern North Carolina are known only from surface contexts. Archaeologists refer to this time span as the Paleoindian Period. While intact sites should exist in the region along major streams, little effort has be made to identify these early sites (Byrd 1997; Phelps 1983). The major artifact marker for this time frame is the Clovis lanceolate fluted point (Gardner 1974, 1989; Griffin 1967). First identified in New Mexico, Clovis fluted points have been recovered throughout the United States. However, most of the identified Clovis points have been found in the eastern United States (Ward and Davis 1999). The majority of Clovis points have been recovered from surface contexts, although some sites (e.g., Cactus Hill and Topper sites) have contained well-defined subsurface Clovis contexts. A total of nine fluted points has been documented in the project vicinity (Pitt County and the seven adjacent counties). Three fluted points have been documented in Pitt County (Daniel 2005), all from surface contexts and private collections. In North Carolina, most of the tools from 10,000-12,000 years ago occur as isolated surface finds (Ward and Davis 1999), indicating to many scholars that population density was extremely low during this period and that groups were small and highly mobile (Meltzer 1988). It has been noted that group movements were probably well -scheduled and that some semblance of territories was probably maintained to ensure adequate arrangements for procuring mates and maintaining population levels (Anderson and Hanson 1988). Small base camps were likely established for the seasonally -mobile family groups who hunted deer, elk, bear, and possibly caribou. Smaller special activity and resource procurement sites away from the main camp are also likely. O'Steen (1996) analyzed early human settlement patterns in the Oconee River valley in northeastern Georgia and noted a pattern of decreasing mobility with time. Early sites seem to be restricted to the flood plains, while later sites were distributed widely in the uplands, showing an exploitation of a wider range of environmental resources. If this pattern holds true for the Southeast in general, it may be a result of changing environments trending toward increased deciduous forest and decreasing availability of Pleistocene Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 14 megafauna and the consequent increased reliance on smaller mammals for subsistence; population growth may have also been a factor. Between about 81 000 -1, 000 BC new tool forms and subsistence strategies emerge in the Southeast. Archaeologists refer to this time span as the Archaic Period. The Native American chronological sequence defined by Coe (1964) for this span of time is primarily based on work in the Piedmont, but generally seems to be applicable to the Coastal Plain. However, for the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, much data are still needed to refine the chronology and gain a better understanding of Native American lifeways. Most of what is known ofthis time period comes from surface collections (Ward and Davis 1999), but recent investigations have identified stratified deposits dating to this period in the northern coastal plain of North Carolina (Barbour 2015). The climate gradually warmed during this time period, becoming somewhat similar to today's environment. There is evidence of a particularly warmer and drier period ca. 6,500 years ago. The vegetation was similar to that today, with deciduous forests and developing pine forests, especially in the coastal plain. Swamp communities developed as sea levels rose. People lived and conducted activities at a variety of site types. These site types range from small hunting camps to large base camps or small villages. Camp sites are assumed to have been occupied seasonally to take advantage of the locally available plants and animals. Group sizes may have ranged from single families to several families (bands) (Ward and Davis). From 8, 000 to 6, 000 BC (Early Archaic) the climate is marked by a shift from a boreal forest to more northern hardwoods. Southern pines became the dominant species as the Oak -Hickory forest retreated to the Piedmont (Delcourt and Delcourt 1981; Delcourt and Delcourt 1985). Site types are generally of two kinds: base camps at stream confluences and small temporary resource procurement sites located in areas with seasonally variable resources (Phelps 1981, 1983; Ward and Davis 1999). The smaller temporary procurement camps and the larger base camps are found at a ratio of ten to one (Ward and Davis 1999). Palmer and Kirk corner -notched spear points are diagnostic of this time period. Work at Squires Ridge (31ED365) identified stratified deposits dating to approximately 8,000 years ago at a depth of about 80 centimeters below the ground surface (+/-10 cm). Artifacts produced from a wide variety of stone types, including quartzite, quartz, orthoquartzite, metavolcanic, and syenite, were recovered, suggesting opportunistic collection of raw material rather than specific preferences (Barbour 2015). Diagnostic artifacts recovered for this time frame include Kirk Stemmed spear points. From about 6, 000 to 3, OOOBC (Middle Archaic), settlement and subsistence strategies appear to have remained constant, although there is a noted increase in the number of sites recorded from earlier times (Ward and Davis 1999). A new suite of diagnostic stone tools appears, characterized by Stanly Stemmed, Morrow Mountain Stemmed, and Guilford Lanceolate spear points. In the current project region, Morrow Mountain and Guilford phases are believed to have been introduced from the west (Coe 1964). Phelps (1964) referred to this as the "Western Intrusive Horizon." Halifax style projectile points have also been found in the northern Coastal Plain of North Carolina. This point style dates to approximately 4,000 BC and was introduced from peoples living to the north (Coe 1964). People of this time period continued a hunting and gathering lifestyle, but cultivation and rudimentary gardening of plants was being practiced by about 2,000 BC. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 15 The period between 3, 000 to 1, 000 BC (Late Archaic) marks a shift of settlements from upland tributary streams to the mouths of major rivers. This shift allowed for the inclusion of marine and estuarine resources in the people's diet. The predominant characteristic tool type of the this time is the Savannah River spear point. These large points are stemmed with triangular blades and may have been used as knives as well as spear points. About 2,500 BC, fired clay pottery began being produced. The earliest well dated ceramic types in the Southeast are fiber tempered Stallings wares and sand tempered Thoms Creek wares. Also most common on archaeological sites in the coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia, Stallings and Thoms Creek wares have been recovered from sites in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina. Stallings sherds have been found as far north as the Tar River drainage. Sand tempered Thoms Creek wares tend to be limited to Brunswick and New Hanover counties (Ward and Davis 1999). These ceramics are often found in association with Savannah River phase contexts. By about 1,000 BC the climate was much as it is today, with some minor fluctuations. Vegetation was also similar to today, although virgin forests were present and better soil conditions existed before disturbance by European -style farming practices. Agricultural practices were developed, with corn, beans, squash, and sunflowers being early domesticates (Ward and Davis 1999). Seasonal movements to collect available plants or hunt animals were still practiced. Archaeologists refer to the period between 1,000 BC and 1715 as the Woodland Period. It is believed that the bow and arrow was introduced in the Southeast during this time. Small triangular arrowheads are common, along with many varieties of pottery. There is very little subsistence data available for this time frame on the northern Coastal Plain, but what is known points to a continuation of hunting, gathering, and fishing practices. The importance of horticulture in the diet during this period is still debated (Phelps 1983; Ward and Davis 1999), but it was likely no more than a supplement to the other strategies already in place. Settlements included large and small camps, as well as are large and permanently occupied villages with substantial houses of wood or wattle and daub with thatched roofs. Sand burial mounds appear, but are not common. The majority of ceramics found during this time period are referenced as Deep Creek, and this time period has been designated as the Deep Creek Phase. Deep Creek ceramics are sand tempered and cord - marked, with net impressed, simple stamped, and plain as minority surface treatments. The coarse quartz sand temper is present in high proportions. The Lenoir ceramics identified by Crawford (1966) and the New River ceramics identified by Loftfield (1976) in other parts of the Coastal Plain seem to be identical to Deep Creek wares (Herbert 2011). Steatite tempered Marcey Creek ceramics are also found in small amounts in the region. Marcey Creek ceramics originate in the Mid -Atlantic region to the north. Large triangular points similar to what Coe (1964) and South (1959) called Roanoke triangular points have been found associated with Deep Creek ceramics (Phelps 1983). These factors may suggest that northern groups of people are beginning to have some influence in the project region. Work at the Squires Ridge site (31ED365) identified characteristic Deep Creek pottery fragments at about 20 to 40 centimeters below the ground surface. Associated artifacts included one Yadkin and one Roanoke triangular projectile points (Barbour 2015). The Mount Pleasant Phase has been defined as dating from around 300 to 800 AD in the northern Coastal Plain. During this time span, numerous sand burial mounds were built in the southern inner Coastal Plain (Ward and Davis 1999). Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 16 The distinctive type of pottery for this phase (also called Mount Pleasant) is tempered with fine and medium sized sand, with occasional granule or pebble size inclusions (Phelps 1983). Surface decorations include fabric impressed, net impressed, cord marked, and smoothed sherds. The bow and arrow continued to be used, as reflected by the occurrence of small triangular points. Settlements became more permanent, although some time was spent during the year at the coast to collect shell fish. Domestic plants were also a more important part of the diet (Ward and Davis 1999). Maize -based agriculture was present by 800 AD in the Southeast, and is believed to be correlated to with a significant increase in population, as well as increased cultural complexity (Smith 1986). Contact Period The period between 800 AD until the first contact with Europeans was marked by continuity, and the changes that occurred were typically gradual in nature. There were few differences between the pre - pottery lifestyles and the lifestyles of the people of the period of time immediately following the introduction of ceramic technology. Changes in technology, subsistence, and political organization seem to reflect few outside influences. Overall, it was a period of stability (Ward and Davis 1999). The Iroquois -speaking Tuscarora, Meherrin, and Nottoway tribes did not extend eastward to the coastal zone. Algonkian speaking people, called the Carolina Algonkians, resided in the northern Outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina, east of the Tuscorora's territory (Mintz et al. 2011; Ward and Davis 1999). Physical, cultural, and linguistic differences emerged that can be traced to documented tribes who occupied the coast at the time of European contact (Ward and Davis 1999). The Tuscarora of North Carolina are an Iroquoian group that migrated to the area centuries before the arrival of Europeans. Phelps (1983) identified the Cashie phase as being associated with the ancestors of modern Tuscarora people. Although Phelps (1983) has AD 800 as a starting date for this period, Heath and Swindle (2011) have reexamined some of Phelps data and they suggest the beginning date is around AD 1200. Archaeological sites where the ancestors of the Tuscarora lived are most easily identified by their distinctive pottery, referred to as Cashie wares. Three Cashie phases have been identified: Cashie I (1200- 1650), Cashie II (1650-1717), and Cashie ITI (1717-1803). Tuscarora archaeological sites are most readily identified by their distinctive pottery and there is growing evidence that the appearance of this ceramic type marks the initial colonization of North Carolina's interior coastal plain by the ancestors of the Tuscarora. Cashie pottery is perhaps best know for the type of temper mixed with the clay. Pebble -size pieces of quartz visible in pottery fragments are characteristic of Cashie pottery (Phelps 1983). However, while the pebble - tempered pottery is most common, temperless and sand tempered pottery is also present in the Tuscarora/Cashie ceramic assemblages (Heath and Swindell 2011; Phelps 1983). There are three main treatments used on the surface of Cashie vessels: fabric impression, simple stamping, and plain. Early in the phase, fabric impressed vessels were most common. Over time, simple stamped surfaces become more common, and toward the end of the phase, plain surfaces dominate (Heath and Swindell 2011). Incised designs are also present but in low numbers. The incising is typically applied near the rim and/or overlapping fabric impressions or simple stamping on the vessel surfaces (Heath and Swindell 2011). Mortuary practices in the northern Coastal Plain underwent a rapid transformation at the beginning of the Cashie phase. Earlier peoples burial practice included primary burial and cremations. With the Cashie phase, carefully processed skeletal remains are located in small ossuaries inside dwellings or adjacent to primary habitation areas (Heath and Swindle 2011). Funerary objects often include shell beads, but many Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 17 burials have no funerary objects. Bone pins, antler or bone awls, and bone needles have also been found in burials. Cashie I is the period of time identified with the migration and settlement of Tuscarora people prior to sustained contact with Europeans. Initial settlement is believed to have occurred along the Roanoke and Tar -Pamlico river basins. Settlement of the middle Neuse River basin does not appear to have occurred until around 1450. According to settler accounts, the Tuscarora occupied the "country lying between the sea shores and the mountains, which divided the Atlantic states" (Rights 1957). Figure 2.5 shows the region believed to be the Carolina Tuscarora's homeland. 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Hunting, gathering, shell fishing, and agriculture each played a part of the Native American subsistence strategy, and Cashie ceramics were still produced. Excavations at Neoheroka Fort (31GR4) provide subsistence data from 1713. Flotation samples from house features yielded large quantities of corn, peaches, and beans. The acidic soil left bone fragments in poor condition, but deer and racoon bones were identified (Byrd 1997). The Tuscarora primarily used quartz and quartzite to construct stone tools. They made small triangular arrow points of a style common across the Southeastern Woodlands. Most of the stone used for tools was collected from cobble deposits, but trade of non -local materials may have occurred. Maize, beans, squash, sunflower goosefoot, amaranth, and sumpweed are typical foods of this time. Carbonized remains of wild foods such as hickory, acorns, walnuts, persimmon, and wild grapes have been identified in Cashie features (Byrd 1997). Based on his work at the Tuscarora Jordan's Landing site (31BR7), Byrd (1997) has presented a summary of animal species that were exploited (Table 2.3). There were several Tuscarora towns located along Contentnea Creek, which flows from the north and west into the Neuse River. Catechna is one of the most historically significant of these towns and was the organizing point for the uprising, led by Chief Hancock, that triggered the Tuscarora War. It was also _Anc�„' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y. 18 Table 2.3. Summary of Faunal Species from 31BR7, the Jordan's Landing Site (Byrd 1997). Mammals Reptiles Birds Fish Amphibians Shellfish Odocoileus virginianus Chelydra serpentina Meleagris gallopavo Amia calva Rana catesbeiana Elliptio complanata white tailed deer snapping turtle wild turkey bowfin American bullfrog eastern elliptio Ursus americanus Terrapene carolina UID Anserinae Lepisosteus sp. Ligumia nasuta black bear box turtle goose/duck Gar eastern pondmussel c.f. Canus lupus Pseudemys sp. Colinus virgianus Amieurus catus possible wolf tooter turtle northern bobwhite white catfish Lynx rufus Agkistrodon Amieurus natalis bobcat piscivorus yellow bullhead catfish Cottonmouth moccasin Urocyon cinereoargenteus Elaphe guttata Morone saxatillis gray fox com snake stripped bass Castor canadensis Morone americanus beaver white perch Procyon lotor Esox sp. raccoon Pike Didelphus marsupialus Acipenser sp. opossum Sturgeon Ondatra zibethica Micropterus sp. muskrat Black bass Sylvilagus floridanus Moxostoma sp. eastern cottontail rabbit Carolina redhorse Sciurus carolinensis Perca flavescens eastern gray squirrel yellow perch Mephitis mephitis Micropogonias undulatus skunk Atlantic croaker Anguilla rostrata American eel Amieurus nebulosus brown bullhead catfish Micropterus salmoides lar emouth bass the location of the execution of John Lawson, who had devoted much time to learning about the tribe. He was captured at the beginning of the Tuscarora War and held for months with an associate and two slaves in Catechna. After quarreling with one of the chiefs, he was tortured and killed; the others were eventually set free (Byrd and Heath 1997). There has been some debate as to the exact location of the town based on conflicting historical accounts, but in 1997, archaeologists from East Carolina University settled on the areas around Grifton based on a synthesis of historical and archaeological research (Byrd and Heath 1997). The Cashie II phase begins with period of initial contact with Europeans and ends with the close of the Tuscarora War. Early European explorers, such as John Lawson, interacted and documented details about the Tuscaroras and their settlements. In 1701, John Lawson, the explorer, wrote that the Tuscarora had fifteen towns and almost twelve hundred fighting men (Rights 1957). Figure 2.4 shows a map of the project area made by Lawson (1709). There were two dialects of the Tuscarora language in North Carolina and each group operated as independent polities (Heath and Swindle 2011). These are referred to as the Upper Tuscaroras and the Lower Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y. 19 Tuscaroras. King Blunt was the leader of the Upper Tuscarora towns concentrated on the Tar -Pamlico and Roanoke rivers. These people were called the Skarure. King Hancock was leader of the Lower Tuscaroras towns concentrated along Contentnea Creek, a maj or tributary of the Neuse River. These people were called the Kahtehnu. It is estimated that there were 6,000-8,000 people among the Upper and Lower Tuscaroras by the early 1700s (Heath and Swindle 2011). The designation of Tuscarora settlements as "towns" or "villages" by early European observers has been used to imply that the Tuscaroras were concentrated in large compact communities. However, archaeological surveys along Contentnea Creek have shown that Lower towns were not nucleated settlements (Beaman 2010). They appear to have been arranged into loosely arranged clusters of multi -family hamlets, or extended family farmsteads. They were located on elevated land forms with loamy soil along Contentnea Creek and its second and third order tributaries (Heath and Swindle 2011). Palisaded settlements may have dispersed near primary settlements as a defensive measure, as disperse settlements tend to be more difficult to defend from attack. The time of contact between Indians living in North Carolina and Europeans arriving from Spain and England varied considerably across the state. The earliest European arrivals did not herald the beginnings of significant changes in the histories of North Carolina's tribes. In fact, the Tuscarora and their Algonkian neighbors remained relatively immune to the effects of European settlement until 1650 when Virginia colonists began to move into northeastern North Carolina (Ward and Davis 1999:273-275). They were among the first groups of Native Americans that English explorers and colonizers encountered in North Carolina. By the mid 1600s, the Tuscaroras were receiving European trade goods. They became important partners to the colonists in the deer -skin and the Native American slave trades. Trade items were of minor importance until around 1650, but by 1700 iron hoes, nails, spikes, axes, and knives were being regularly traded. Glass beads were also important trade items, as were copper items. Copper and brass kettles were often used as raw materials to make other items, such as copper beads and tinklers. European manufactured ceramics have also been found at Tuscarora sites (Heath and Swindell 2011). Land -grabbing by Europeans and an illegal trade in Native Americans as slaves set the stage for subsequent conflicts with the tribes of the coast and Coastal Plain. Wars in other parts of the colonies, such as the Chowanoc War in Virginia in 1675, fostered a negative attitude toward the native tribes by the settlers (Ward and Davis 1999). The Lords Proprietors gave colonists permission to deal with the natives as they saw fit, and colonists encroached upon native lands with little or no compensation. The restoration of Charles II to the throne in 1660 resulted in the distribution of rewards to those who had supported the Royalist cause during the upheaval (Powell 1989). This initiated the Proprietary colonial period in the Carolinas, which lasted from 1663 until 1729. The Colony of Carolina was established in 1663 when approximately 500 settlers were living between Albemarle Sound and the Virginia border. By the late 1600s, settlers had moved to Pamlico Sound and, not long after, moved to the Neuse River Basin (Ward and Davis 1999). The settlers' movement inland began to cause friction with the Tuscarora Indians. Although settlers did not move into what would become Wilson County until the 1740s, a historic Tuscarora town, Tosneoc (Toisnot), is believed to have been located there. The town was named by John Lawson in the chronicle of his journey from Charleston, South Carolina to Bath, North Carolina. Recent investigations in Wilson Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 20 County have identified eighteen sites that could be identified with the Tuscarora community of Tosneoc. The sites are clustered along Contentnea Creek and its tributaries (Beaman 2008). The proprietary government instructed the settlers to deal with the Tuscaroras as they saw fit, which generally meant they took the land with little or no compensation. In addition to land grabbing, settlers also engaged in Indian slave trading despite its illegality. Frustrated with the situation, the Tuscaroras sought permission to move to Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania agreed to accept the Tuscaroras, provided North Carolina certify the past good behaviour of the Tuscaroras. North Carolina refused to provide the certification (Ward and Davis 1999). Figure 2.6 shows the project region when John Lawson passed through in 1701. In 1711, a group of Swiss settlers went to settle land near the confluence of the Neuse and Trent rivers. They found an Indian village occupying the land. John Lawson, the surveyor -general, told the settlers they had title to the land and to remove the Indians (Utley and Washburn 1985). On September 22, 1711, the Tuscaroras attacked the colonists killing more than 130 people beginning the Tuscarora War. Among the first casualties of the Tuscarora War was John Lawson (Powell 1989). a v L .B Z� D Project Area " ., �0, Zx C rxlfi2rrrz 3 "the 00 f 13'ej�11' Figure 2.6. Map showing the project vicinity in the early eighteenth century (Lawson 1709). Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 21 Colonel John Barnwell of South Carolina led a force of 30 soldiers and 500 Indians to North Carolina to help defeat the Tuscaroras. After forcing the Tuscaroras into a treaty in the Spring of 1712, Barnwell immediately seized some Indians as slaves, breaking the treaty. Fighting resumed in the summer of 1712. Colonel James Moore, also from South Carolina, marched on the Tuscarora's main fighting force at Fort Neoheroka on Contentnea Creek (in present day Greene County) in March 1713. Several hundred natives were killed, and 400 were captured and sold into slavery to pay for the campaign (Utley and Washburn 1985). During the war, a small portion of the Tuscaroras living along the northern limits of their range remained friendly to the settlers. Because they were neutral during the war, they were given preferential treatment. In 1715, Tom Blount, their chief, signed a peace treaty, formally ending the war. Most of the Tuscaroras soon moved to New York to live with their Iroquois relatives (Powell 1989; Utley and Washburn 1985; Ward and Davis 1999). The Tuscaroras sought permission to move to Pennsylvania to save their way of life, but were denied when North Carolina failed to certify their past good behavior. Seeing no alternative, on September 22, 1711, the Tuscarora revolted, killing 130 colonists. The ensuing Tuscarora War lasted three and half years and left 200 colonists and 1,000 tribal members dead, and approximately 1,000 more sold into slavery (Ward and Davis 1999:274). The Tuscarora War (1711-1713) was in fact a conflict between several Native American groups and the colonists. The Lower Tuscaroras, and some oftheir Algonkian and Siouan neighbors attacked plantations on the lower Tar -Pamlico and Neuse rivers. The upper Tuscaroras remained neutral or at times even allied with the colonists of Carolina and Virginia (Heath and Swindle 2011). After the defeat of the Lower Tuscaroras at Neoheroka Fort, King Blunt was recognized by the colonists as the "King of the Tuscaroras." Post -Contact Period Years of turmoil brought about by an unstable system of government and the resulting Tuscarora War left the Carolina colonies in dire financial straits. These conditions persisted until the Lords and Proprietors were forced to sell their holdings in the Carolinas to the Crown in 1729 (Powell 1989). Some Tuscaroras remained in North Carolina after the Tuscarora War, and their material remains are associated with the Cashie III phase. At this time, most Carolina Tuscaroras lived within the Indian Lands reservation of Bertie County. These were mostly from the Upper Tuscarora towns. Over several decades the lands were leased or sold and the regional population diminished as some people relocated among the Haudenosaunee in New York or in other colonies (Heath and Swindle 2011). The last group of Tuscaroras living at Indian Woods relocated to New York in 1803. The acquisition of North Carolina by the Crown initiated a period of relatively stable government. During this time, immigration into North Carolina was along three major routes (Powell 1989): western North Carolina was settled by German and Scots -Irish immigrants arriving from Pennsylvania and Virginia via the Great Wagon Road; new arrivals at the important towns of New Bern and Brunswick pushed west up the Cape Fear and Neuse river valleys; and colonists from South Carolina advanced up the Pee Dee and Catawba rivers in search of new land. The first English and Scots -Irish settlers arrived in the area that would become Wilson County during the 1740s, although the population was sparse. Figure 2.7 shows the sparsely settled area in 1770. As late as the Revolutionary War, the population of the project region was low. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 22 41,� it fiver ro 19 —T-A R kt TT r �.E $ DIA 16m- Project Area \ _: kw ?• ��_ a2 Figure 2.7. Portion of the 1770 Collett map showing the project vicinity. During the Revolutionary War in 1781, British General Cornwallis wrote to General Clinton "North Carolina is, of all the provinces in North America, the most difficult to attack... on account of its great extent, of its numberless rivers and creeks, and the total want of interior navigation" (Carrington 1974). In spite of these setbacks, the British did fight in North Carolina. They focused much of their strength on dividing the north and the south, somewhere along the Virginia line but were hindered by the low number of Loyalist supporters in the area, as well as their minimal knowledge of the land. Two large victories were won along the North Carolina/South Carolina border that helped turn the tide toward eventual American victory. The October 7, 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain was an enormous victory of Patriots over Loyalists that caused Cornwallis to withdraw out of North Carolina back into South Carolina (Powell 1989). Not long after, at Cowpens, on January 17, 1781, the Americans defeated the British again under the command of Daniel Morgan. Nine months later Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in Yorktown, Virginia (Powell 1989). No fighting took place in Wilson County, but General Cornwallis did march across the area on his way to Wilmington. Following the Revolutionary War, paper money lost its value, agricultural pursuits were no longer profitable, and commerce slowed almost to a stop. Lack of adequate transportation and communication made improvements nearly impossible. Large numbers of Highlanders left North Carolina, returning to Great Britain or emigrating to Canada, Florida, and the West Indies (Powell 1989). It was not until the beginning -Anc�„.. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 23 of the nineteenth century that gains were made in repairing these economic and social damages. The production of tar, turpentine, and lumber from vast pine forests in the Sandhills District soon became a maj or cash industry (Powell 1989; Wilson County 2008). Railroads first came to what would become Wilson County (Edgecombe County at the time) in the 1830s. The Wilmington and Raleigh railroad was completed in 1939 with stops at Bardin's Depot, Toisnot, and Joyner's Depot. These stops would later become the towns of Black Creek, Wilson, and Elm City, respectively. State legislators from Edgecombe County, introduced bills in1848 to establish the town of Wilson. Wilson was incorporated on January 29, 1849 and was named after Louis Dicken Wilson, a long time state representative and senator. Wilson County was formed six years later in 1855. Wilson became the county seat (City of Wilson 2008; Corbitt 2000; Wilson County 2008). North Carolina saw much more fighting on its own soil during the Civil War. The fall of New Bern in 1862 alarmed the North Carolinians who responded by initiating military training camps all over including around LaGrange and Kinston. Troops assembled in Kinston to build defenses but were soon sent to defend Petersburg, leaving the Kinston front weakened (Trotter 1989). Union forces had to move through the area to get to Goldsboro, igniting a few battles. Two major battles were fought near Kinston (12 miles southwest of the project tract), the Kinston Battle in 1862 and the Battle of Wyse Fork Battle in 1865. Both battles occurred when Confederate troops attempted to halt the advance of the Union army toward Goldsboro. In both instances, the Union troops won. On March 14, 1865, Kinston fell to the Union Army. Pitt County saw a battle at Tranter's Creek, which forms the northeastern boundary of the County, in 1862. Union soldiers out of Washington, North Carolina fought Confederate soldiers who were barricaded in mill buildings along the creek. The Confederate Colonel, George Singletary, was killed and the rest of his troops retreated (National Park Service 2015). Local economies in most of the southern states were devastated after the Civil War due to the loss of slave labor and damage to property and fields. Few farmers had the money to pay for field labor and many had to sell their land (York 1992). Farm size also began to decline during this time period as tenancy increased (Piehl 1979). The tenant farmer system led to economic and social problems in the region, and many African American laborers who could afford to migrated to other areas. This migration began at the end of the 1870s and continued through the 1890s (Watson 1979). Tobacco gained in popularity due to lowering prices of cotton, and by the nineteenth century tobacco joined cotton as a major cash crop (Piehl 1979). This tobacco boom stimulated a population boom as well (Black and Black 1989). The Civil War had little direct effect on Wilson County, as no major battles were fought in the county. However, Union General William T. Sherman marched his soldiers through the region in March 1865 on their way to Raleigh. On March 19, 1865, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston and his troops waited for Sherman's arrival at Bentonville, a small town in Johnston County south of Wilson County. Between 85,000 and 90,000 soldiers were involved in the battle, and it was one of the bloodiest battles ever fought in North Carolina. More than 4,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or missing (Angley et al. 1995; Powell 1989). After the battle, Sherman moved on to occupy Raleigh. Figure 2.8 presents a map of the project vicinity at the end of the Civil War (Bache 1865). After the Civil War came to an end, the South was divided into five military districts with a general commander to help organize elections and the rebuilding of government. The Carolinas were overseen by Major General Daniel Sickles. Before they could rejoin the Union, all of the Southern states were required to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment, which gave citizenship and civil liberties to freed blacks, and allow universal suffrage. North Carolina ratified the amendment and reentered the Union in 1868 (Powell 1989). Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 24 yll r Figure 2.8. Map showing the project area at the end of the Civil War (Bache 1865). During this period, the naval stores industry began to wane and tar and turpentine became less economically viable. In Wilson County, cotton became the cash crop, as it was for the surrounding counties and throughout the south. By the 1890s, tobacco had become more important, and Wilson opened its first tobacco warehouse in 1890. Wilson had the country's largest flue -cured market in 1919 and came to be known as the "World's Greatest Tobacco Market" (Harrell 2008). Wilson County remained rural and dependent on agriculture until World War II. Following the war, the economy diversified as manufacturing plants moved to the county. Today, Wilson County has large tire and pharmaceutical plants as well as several smaller manufacturing plants. Despite the diversification, Wilson County remains home to tobacco marketing firms and is still a large producer of flue -cured tobacco (Wilson County 2008). Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 25 Chapter 3. Results of Background Research Background research began with a review of reports, maps, and files at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA). in Raleigh. A review of site files records identified two previously recorded archaeological sites in the project tract (31 WL02 and 31 WL178/178* *) and an additional five archaeological sites within 0.5 mile of the tract boundaries (Table 3.1; Figure 3.1). Table 3.1. Summary of Archaeological Sites in the Project Vicinity. Site Number Component Reference 31 WL02 Native American archaeological site form 31 WL03 Native American archaeological site form 31 WL05 Native American archaeological site form 31 WL06 Native American archaeological site form 31WL178/178** (WCS-4) Native American Historic (18th/19th c) Gardner 1990 31WL179 (WCS-5) Native American Gardner 1990 31WL180 (WCS-6) Native American Gardner 1990 Site 31 WL02 is a Native American site. The location plotted for the site on the OSA topographic map is in the central portion of the southern half of the survey tract; a site boundary is not shown, just a triangle symbol noting its general location. This site was recorded by Hugh B. Johnson in 1968. Mr. Johnson had recorded numerous archaeological sites in Wilson County, but unfortunately he did not record the precise locations of the artifacts he collected (Thomas Beaman, personal communication 2017). The archaeological site file data notes that the site was revisited in 1975 by Trawick Ward. A surface collection was made at this time but there is no record of what was collected. In 1990, East Carolina University conducted the Wilson County Archaeological project. The object of the project was to "promote interest in the area's past, to provide secondary school teachers with knowledge and experience about local prehistory and history which they could then convey to their students, and to expose the general public to the discipline and methods of archaeology" (Gardner 1991:1). The survey focused along land along Toisnot Creek and the primary research focus was to try and locate the remains of the Tuscarora settlement of Tosneoc. The survey used students and volunteers to conduct field and lab work. During the course of the project, approximately 250 acres were surveyed and 14 archaeological sites were recorded. Field methods focused on surface survey only, so subsurface data was not collected from any of the sites. Site 31WL178/178** was one of the sites recorded during the survey, and was given a field designation as Site WCS-4 (Gardner 1991). However, in the project report the discussion of the site (as well as the rest of the sites recorded) is limited to an artifact inventory. The artifacts were collected from an area approximately 100 meter in diameter. A total of 465 artifacts were collected from 31WL178/178**, including 11 sand tempered pottery fragments (1 listed as complicated stamped, the remainder as indeterminate fragments), 56 stone tools and tool fragments, and 398 pieces of lithic debitage. The lithic tools include 10 projectile points/knives (PPKs) identified as Stanley, Morrow Mountain, -Anc�„' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 26 42 � i ; m • � r . � I J !11' ��' Caul ort sate Hwy a2' i 4. OW #Edwa jrr f - M if ro 31WL5 inot /r t-r3l �f 31WL8 WL1791179** .3 Cj� �/''•_✓ � II �f "*` 31WL178117841 31WL212'* J .f Hut f 1i �� C o Wilson County Solid Waste Tract f' �, -:� }�� �� i.-W Tract Boundary N Previously Recorded Site S 0 200 400 600 800 Meters Figure 3.1. Map showing the locations ofpreviously recorded archaeological sites in the proj ect vicinity (USGS 1978 Saratoga, NC 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle). Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 27 Guilford, Savannah River, Halifax, and Woodland triangular types, one preform, 19 bifaces, nine retouched flakes, one hammerstone, three cores, and one anvil stone. There is no notation of the types of raw lithic materials present. A total of 74 historic glass and ceramic artifacts were also collected from 31WL178/178**. The collection includes three dark green bottle fragments and 71 ceramic artifacts. The ceramic artifacts include creamware, pearlware, stoneware, and porcelain fragments. These indicate a possible middle eighteenth through nineteenth century historic period of use and/or occupation at the site. Gardner (1991) noted that the survey failed to locate any site likely to be the Tuscarora town of Tosneoc. A nearby survey by Tom Hargrove (1992) gives some idea of site density in the vicinity of the study area. Hargrove's (1992) survey is located about one mile east of the current project area, and encompassed 400 acres. As with the Gardner (1991) survey, surface survey was the principal method used and no subsurface excavations were conducted. A total of 24 archaeological sites were recorded, giving the survey area a site density of one site per 16.6 acres. Nineteen of the sites have prehistoric components, 10 of which have Woodland components. Sites 31WL197 and 31WL201 had possible Late Woodland components. Hargrove (1992) did not recommend additional work at any of the prehistoric sites. Figure 3.2. Wilson County soil map from 1925 showing the project area. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina A review of historic maps and aerial photographs was conducted. The 1925 Wilson County soil survey map (Figure 3.2), a 1957 aerial photograph (Figure 3.3), and the 1978 USGS Saratoga, NC topographic map (see Figure 3.1), as well as a more modern aerial photograph (Figure 3.4), reveal that numerous structures have been present in the study tract. We were able to determine that two businesses once operated at least partially within the project area. The Larry Moore Dairy Farm was located in the project area until about 1970. According to David Morton of Bartlett Engineering (personal communication 2017) , his uncle worked at the dairy farm in 1966, but joined the military and did a tour of duty in Viet Nam. When he completed his military service in 1970 and returned home, the dairy farm was no longer in operation. Around 1990, a hog farm operated by Mo Mohensky was constructed at least partially within the survey area (Robert Bartlett, Bartlett Engineering, personal communication 2017). Construction of the hog farm and road improvements have heavily impacted elements of the dairy farm once located in the project vicinity. Y' 28 Figure 3.3. Aerial photograph from 1957 showing structures in the project vicinity linked to a dairy farm. -ACC, lncr;` Filson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 29 Figure 3.4. Aerial photograph from 1993 showing the newly constructed hog farm. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 30 Chapter 4. Results of Field Survey The project tract totals approximately 34 acres, mostly encompassing fallow agricultural fields, although the remains of a hog farm occupies a number of acres within the tract. As noted in Chapter 1, survey methods included 30-meter interval shovel tests across the entire tract except in the hog farm area, followed by 15-meter interval shovel tests around any initial survey shovel test that yielded artifacts. As a result of the survey, two archaeological sites, 31WL2/2** and 31WL178/178**, were identified and evaluated (Figures 4.1 through 4.3). Structures are shown in the project area on the 1925 Wilson County soil map, a 1957 aerial photograph, and the 1967 Saratoga, NC USGS topographic map. These structures were associated with the Larry Moore Dairy Farm. However, they were all destroyed by construction of the hog farm and graded road that bisects the project tract. The hog farm began operation about 1990 and continued until about 2005 (Robert Bartlett, Bartlett Engineering, personal communication 2017). Figures 4.4 through 4.7 show elements of the hog farm that remain in the western portion of the project area. Construction of the hog farm impacted a portion of 32WL178/178**, and it is possible that sites 31WL2/2** and 31WL178/178** were once comprised of a continuous artifact scatter prior to this disturbance. Field investigations were conducted 17-20 October 2017. The author served as Field Director and the field crew consisted of Andy Jordan, Brooke Brilliant, Katherine Parker, Dawn Reid, and Luan Cao. Time spent in the field surveying the tract totaled about 87 person hours, or about 11 person days. A total of 352 shovel tests were excavated during this investigation, with artifacts collected from 128 of these. A total of 121 shovel tests were excavated during the initial 30-meter interval survey coverage. Artifacts were collected from 37 of these shovel tests. An additional 231 shovel tests were then excavated at 15-meter intervals to further evaluate archaeological deposits. Ninety-one of these tests yielded artifacts. A total of 505 historic and prehistoric artifacts and 104.66 grams of various historic materials (i.e., brick, mortar, etc.) were collected during this investigation. The artifact inventory is presented in Appendix A and representative artifact photographs are in Appendix B. Site 31WL02/02** Revisit Site Type: Historic artifact scatter Prehistoric artifact scatter Component: Early Archaic, Middle Woodland, Late Woodland Middle 19`h-Early 20' century NRHP Eligibility Recommendation: Unassessed UTM (NAD 27): N3956606 E241125 USGS Quad: Saratoga, NC (1978) Soil Type: Altavista fine sandy loam, Gritney sandy loam, Tarboro sand, Tomotley fine sandy loam, Wagram loamy sand Site 31WL02/02** was identified by a local artifact collector, Hugh B. Johnson, in 1968. Mr. Johnson made a general collection of artifacts but did not keep records on artifacts themselves or their specific locations. The site form on file at the Office of State Archaeology (OSA) indicates that the site was revisited by Trawick Ward in 1975, but there is no information provided as to his activities there. Maps on file as OSA show only a general location for the site, with a triangle symbol plotted in the southern portion of the project tract. _Anc�„' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 31 Al �jr ,. f� 31WL1781178** f i� + ti4 rlf .r r i AF . !j 31WL212** f �•_ +f `' / X 1 f t ff i r 311. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract v f Tract Boundary Arehaeolagicai Site -- - - 0 200 400 600 Boo �-� � Meters Figure 4.L Map showing the locations of 31WL2/2** and3lWL178/178** (1978 USGS Saratoga, NC 7.5minute topographic quadrangle). Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 32 Vr _ Q. ko D a O 0 DD 0 0 Do 0 0 -0 00 C) c] .. O a D 4 d' fl 0 0 a 0 0 0) . t 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 D 0 0 -0 ❑ D 0 . &I..,t s+' Q-, a D D■ 0 0 0 6 0 _ 113 '.11 105 1Cr3 107- 4 a 0 0 0 0 0,- 57 :�R AG 100 • a O O a 1011 xe i f 0 0 of 0• " » _ k7 K 3a P1 a1 0 0 0 0 00 Waste Lagoon 0 0 6 0 0'. PO 81 37, 83 0 o a 6 0 00 a rr} rr i� 0 0 0 0 • 0 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 o D a a ' -5; V 71 - T3 0 00 0 o 0 0 0❑ 0 E'3 Ea Fi %E 6 O O 0 0 O o D 0 0 ❑ a Q❑ 0 o 04 c 6 o o o O 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 4 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 O 4 0 6 ti tip'. SC 0 0 0 00 o 0 0 A. 0 a 0 y r :' a' c t_ 4S AK7-47�=la$ =c • O 0 0 0_ D 00 0 0 0 a q er. 37; iEi C 0 0 00 Q, ❑� ❑ 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 a 0 a 0 2£ 0 0 0 , 33 Wilson Co. Solid Waste P- as 26 � Project Boundary 6 • 4 20 4 21 22 =23 0 Now Archaeological Site - 0 0 o a 0■ 0 O D � 0 4' o Positive Shovel Test a a 0 0 •,y 02 0 03 0 • Negative Shovel Test � R 9 10 0 0 a 0 a 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 f d 5r } X No Dig sr. a 0 0 0 0 ' 0 N 6 6 a 9 30 50 90 120 SLE y. Meters Figure 4.2. Aerial photograph showing site details. -ACC,�nc.-- Filson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 33 0 ii ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ o r o ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 a 0] 25 26 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ a 0 0' � 73"..23 o ❑ D D a • 20 a ❑ 0 ❑❑ D D 0 0 16 17 18 19 r a 1C13 14 _ O ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Q 24 13 4 ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 i O ❑ O ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ O O ❑ ❑ O ❑ • 109 114 111 112 O ❑ O ❑ ❑ -103 104 105 196 1il7 i97 98 99 140 1il2 Q 8 ❑ Waste Lagoon 3 - 79 0 ❑ ❑ — 1 '0 0 • ❑ 0 Su 57 58 ❑ • 0 D 0 ❑ 59 fi0 D fit ❑ o• 0 00 a 55 c❑❑ 50 53 ❑ o a - 52 53 54 o 41 2 43 45 48 47 48 49 � i ❑ CI D 36 37 3 39 O ❑ 46 - 31 O O O O o ❑' ' 32 28 33 34 35 Wilson Co. Solid Waste D ❑ 24 zs 2s Project Boundary a ❑ ❑ o D a ❑ a Q, 0 zo z1 z2 z 3 New Archaeological site ❑ D D o a a❑ 15 16 12 17 13 1a o Positive Shovel Test 0 ❑ ❑ ❑, • Negative Shovel Test ❑ 0 0 0 ❑ ❑ 8 14 x No Dig ❑ ❑ ❑ 3 1 4 5 N ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ 0 30 60 90 120 Meters Figure 4.3. LiDAR map showing site details. -A£C,Inc. Filson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 34 Figure 4.4. View of hog farm silos and hog house rubble, facing west. Figure 4.5. View of hog house foundation, facing west. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 35 Figure 4.6. View of concrete structure next to waste lagoon, facing southeast. Figure 4.7. View of waste lagoon, facing east. -ACC, lncr; Filson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina ti 36 This site occupies most of the project tract that is south of the graded road. This portion of the project area had been in cultivation for many years, but was fallow with tall weeds during field investigations. Artifacts were collected from 33 shovel tests during the initial 30-meter interval survey. An additional 186 shovel tests were excavated at 15-meter intervals around the original positive shovel tests, and artifacts were collected from 80 of these. Based on the distribution of positive shovel tests, dimensions of 360 meters north -south by 285 meters east -west were established (see Figures 4.2 and 4.3). As five different soil types are present within the site boundaries, it is not surprising that soil profiles in shovel tests varied. Figures 4.8 through 4.11 show examples of shovel test profiles. In the far southern part of the site at Provenience 3 (N185 E425), the soil profile consists of a dark yellowish brown (10YR3/4) sandy loam plowzone to a depth of about 30 centimeters. Below this was yellowish brown (10YR5/6) sandy loam to a depth of about 50 centimeters. Sterile subsoil consisted of yellowish brown (10YR5/6) sandy clay loam. At Provenience 16 (N230 E425) the plowzone consisted of approximately 25 centimeters of brown (10YR4/3) sandy loam. Dark yellowish brown (1 OYR4/6) sandy loam extended to a depth of 55 centimeters below surface. Sterile subsoil consisted of light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) sandy clay loam. The shovel test at Provenience 25 (N260 E455) exposed a plowzone of dark yellowish brown (10YR3/4) sandy loam to a depth of about 30 centimeters. Below this was yellowish brown (10YR5/6) sandy loam. Sterile subsoil consisted of brownish yellow (10YR6/6) sandy clay loam. At the northern end of the site, the soil profile at Provenience 97 (N500 E 500) consists of a dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4) sandy loam plowzone to a depth of approximately 35 centimeters. Beneath this was yellowish brown (10YR5/4) sandy loam to a depth of 55 centimeters. Sterile subsoil was light gray (10YR7/2) sandy loam. A total of 441 historic and prehistoric artifacts and 84.9 grams of miscellaneous historic material were collected from 113 shovel tests at 31 WL02/02**. Native American artifacts were collected from 104 shovel tests and historic artifacts were collected from 28 shovel tests. Most of the historic artifacts at 31 WL2/2** are concentrated in the northeastern part of the site (Figure 4.12), in the vicinity of a cluster of structures possibly associated with the Larry Moore Dairy Farm (see Figure 3.3). Historic artifacts include ceramic (n=4), glass (n=37), metal (n=5), asphalt shingle (n=4), bone (n=1), plastic (n=6), unidentified material (n=1), slate fragments (n=2), mortar (n=4.6g), brick (n= 78.4 g), and coal (n=1.9g). Ceramic artifacts include an ironstone fragment, two stoneware fragments, and a ceramic marble. Glass artifacts are more abundant than ceramic artifacts at 31WL02/02**. Based on established manufacturing dates, the historic material recovered from this site reflect an occupation period spanning the middle nineteenth through early twentieth centuries. Table 4.1 presents a summary of this material. A total of 381 Native American artifacts were collected from 104 shovel tests at 31WL02/02** (Figure 4.13; Table 4.2). This includes 62 ceramics and 319 lithic artifacts. Ceramics were collected from 41 shovel tests (Figure 4.14). Fifteen sherds are identified as belonging to the Late Woodland Cashie series, primarily based on temper type. These include one simple stamped sherds, one sherd whose surface decoration could not be identified, and 13 residual sherds. Five sherds are identified as Middle Woodland Mount Pleasant sherds; two have plain surfaces, one has an unidentifiable surface modification, and two are residual sherds. Nine pottery fragments are tentatively identified as Early Woodland/Middle Woodland types (Deep Creek/Mount Pleasant). Two of these sherds have fabric impressed surfaces and seven are small residual sherds. Overall, the highest percentage of recovered sherds (53%) are residual. Lithic artifacts dominate the artifacts assemblage, accounting for 84 percent (n=319) of the total Native American artifacts recovered (Table 4.3). Metavolcanic artifacts are most common (n=184). These were collected from 71 shovel tests and account for 57.7 percent of the lithic artifacts in the assemblage. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 37 r• ter. . Figure 4.8. Shovel test at Provenience 3 (N185 E425), 31WL02/02**. IL Figure 4.9. Shovel test at Provenience 16 (N230 E425), 31WL02/02** Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 38 • �-+�+�^ •� ,i' is -r, — __ �!' �' �Wti .S� Y`ti 3� " Figure 4.10. Shovel test at Provenience 25 (N260 E455), 31 WL02/02**. ,a,'r�� � �y�;g r •L 1 f ,yy Figure 4.11. Shovel test at Provenience 97 (N500 E500), 31 WL02/02** -ACC, lnar• " Filson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina ti 39 --own- -- .. �• s w r 1 8 � 9�C-111 112. a 103 'C4 105 •C6 �y ��-107 R 0 L98yy 0 ti 97 99 CC 101 102 0 �'. 93 94 95 96 R 0 0- .. 87 88 89 90 91 X 84 85 S6 ■. }. R 0 79 80 81 �a 82 83 w X 76 77 78 w w w ! X 68 69 70 71 72 73 w� ~ 62 63 �:. 64 65 66 58 57 5S 59 60 61 ■ 0 Gil i ! w • i • i w i • „ w w ! i - 50 51 52 53 54 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 36 7 38 39 40 }ii1 :'" A 04 • ' i ti: Tim 32 33 34 35 r+' 27 28 29 30 * rN VV 24 25 26 •.� r 19 20 222 23'. 9' ±yi . ..►., 000 14 15 16 17 A.k 11 ' 12 13 , N s R E ., 41 6 7 8 9 10 Wf i w ! 2 :3 5 Site 31 WL02102w* 1 Project Boundary Brick Only NewArchaeciogical Site Historic Artifacts Positive ST 0 i Negative ST 1 - 4 R`� •''Y X No Dig * 5-8 r N':-.� �•_�. � f.e ��1►�.: T.Y •�: :fir R 4� h 0 25 50 75 100 + •;= " ti i ti'+i'E"..� •. :`.''ti .''1,... + +yam; :-, . Meters Figure 4.12. Plan snap showing the distribution of historic artifacts at 31 WL02/02**. -r GCJnc. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 40 Table 4.1. Summary of Historic Artifacts Recovered from Site 31WL02/02**. Artifact Content Description Quantity/Weight Ceramics: Ironstone, Undecorated post 1840' 1 Stoneware, Albany Slipped 1830-19202 1 Unglazed Stoneware 1 Marble, Unglazed Earthenware common mid- 1700s to 1930s3 1 Glass: Brown Bottle Glass 10 Clear Bottle Glass 9 Clear Flat Glass 3 window glass, 1 likely window glass 5 Clear Lamp Glass very thin l Clear Unidentified Glass 1 Light Green Bottle Glass 2 Light Green Flat Glass 3 window glass, 5 likely window glass 8 Milkglass Unidentified Glass green painted exterior 1 Metal: Aluminum Button 2-hole, 1 piece, post 1880s° 1 Copper Alloy Fastener possible rivet fragment 1 Iron Hardware likely trivet leg, possibly cast iron cookware handle or leg 1 Iron Unidentified Form 1 Nail, UID 1 Other: Asphalt Roofing Shingle Fragment post 1840s' 4 Bone, UID Mammal juvenile, unfused epiphysis from phalanx, possible pig 1 Brick Fragments 78.4g Coal 1.9g Mortar 4.6g Plastic post 18686 6 Slate Fragments 2 Unidentified possible egg shell fragment or modern material 1 Total 60/84.9 lAultman et al. 2015; 2South 2004; 3Samford 2014; 4Marcel 1994; 5Wilson and Snodgrass 2008; 6Miller et al. 2000 .-AGC, Inc Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 41 108r 109-110-11'�12 i ! i Q D D o 1p1 104 105106 1054' �- x i D [? ' :y• 9Ei 104 : 101 10 53 94 95 96 i .'JR. —.7 i 0 0 0 i. i y +�: S7 Sb 89 90 91 92 iC i Y 0 0 0i { ' 84 5� 86 79 }r,o ..� ; Q 83 • t t 0 C? 0 {76 78 X i d ! V 4J 74 75 ti 68 69 7071 72 r 73. 62 63 64 65 66 !!! Q! Q. G D D Q( Jar• 50. 57 58 59 60 6m. ! ! ! & ! ! 0 ! 0 Q 40 55 <7 • ! ! ! ! 60 51 52 553 54 41 42 43 44 5,-. •46 47 49' 4 • 0 0 0 0 36 3 7 38 39 40 '1 32 '3 '4 35 71 r� * .Y 27 28 29 W .* 0 ! i 0 6 C : r1• ! 24 26 20 4 F r* ,� i • i i 0 x 19 20 21 2222 23. + t t4 0 4�h 4;? i$1 r F + • a 11 12 ,3 i ! i a 0 - CI)0 r` g 7 8 9 • A 0 0 Q L 5 ! . 6 C) 00. t i ! • Site 31WL02102** Project Boundary Prehistoric Artifacts yam' 'fit_ 0 New Archaeological Site 0 0 ..$r Positive ST 1 -6 Negative ST 7 - 12 X No Dig 13 - 17 54 75 194 1 .,d Meters Figure 4.13. Map showing prehistoric artifact distribution at 31WL02/02**. A£ [nc. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 42 Table 4.2. Summary of Prehistoric Ceramics Collected from Site 31WL02/02** Revisit. Artifact Content Description Quantity Ceramics: Cashie Simple Stamped Body Sherd possible Cashie, Late Woodland' 1 Cashie UID Decorated Body Sherd possible Cashie, Late Woodland' 1 Cashie Residual Sherds possible Cashie, Late Woodland' 13 Deep Creek/Mount Pleasant Fabric Impressed Body Sherd Early/Middle Woodland 2 Deep Creek/Mount Pleasant Residual Sherds Early/Middle Woodland 7 Mount Pleasant Plain Body Sherds 2 mend, Middle Woodland 2 Mount Pleasant UID Decorated Body Sherd Middle Woodland 1 Mount Pleasant Residual Sherds possible Mount Pleasant, Middle Woodland 2 UID Type Residual Sherds 33 Total 62 'Phelps and Heath 1998; 2Herbert 2009 Table 4.3. Summary of Prehistoric Lithics Collected from Site 31WL02/02** Revisit. Artifact Content Description Quantity Lithics: Metavolcanic Biface Fragment 1 Metavolcanic Core 1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 175 Metavolcanic Projectile Point Fragment 1 Metavolcanic Rock 3 cultural? 3 Metavolcanic Shatter 1 Metavolcanic Utilized Flake 2 Milky Quartz Projectile Point, Kirk/Palmer Early Archaic' 1 Translucent Quartz Projectile Point Fragment 1 Quartz Fire Cracked Rock 1 Quartz Flake Tool 1 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 92 Quartz Shatter 13 -Anc�„' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 43 Quartzite Fire Cracked Rock 1 Quartzite Flake Tool 1 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment 15 Sandstone Rock/Concretion cultural? 4 UID Material Flake Tool 1 UID Material Flake/Flake Fragment 1 UID Material Groundstone 1 UID Material Rock 1 cultural?, 1 possible groundstone? 2 Total 319 `Coe 1964 Metavolcanic artifact classes include: biface fragment (n=1), core (n=1), flake/flake fragments (n=175), PPK tip fragment (n=1), utilized flake (n=2), and rock/shatter (n=4). Quartz accounts for 109 of the lithic artifacts recovered. These include an Early Archaic Kirk/Palmer projectile point/knife (PPK), flakes, flake tools, and shatter. The remaining lithic artifacts recovered are comprised of quartzite, sandstone, and an unidentifiable material. In terms of material distribution, metavolcanics and quartz span the entire site with little evidence of discrete and/or isolated concentrations (Figure 4.15). Quartzite appears to be more prevalent in the southern portion of the site. Overall lithic artifacts are more concentrated in the northern and southern portions of the site, with lower artifact concentrations noted in the central portion. Of the 71 shovel tests from which lithic artifacts were recovered, 38 yielded had artifacts from sub-plowzone contexts. In summary, 31WL02/02** is a multiple component archaeological site, with both historic and prehistoric components. The historic artifact assemblage suggests the occupation may span the middle nineteenth through early twentieth centuries. Most of the historic artifacts are concentrated in the northeastern part of the site, in the vicinity of the former location of a structure complex, possibly associated with the Larry Moore Dairy Farm. We found no evidence intact contexts associated with the historic occupation. For this reason, the historic component at 31WL02/02** is recommended not eligible for the NRHP. The Native American occupation of 31WL02/02** is extensive, but discrete concentrations of artifacts occur in the northern and southern ends of the site. The earliest occupation of the site took place during the Early Archaic Period. A Kirk Corner Notched PPK was recovered in the northern part of the site at Provenience 107 (N515 E560). This PPK was recovered from sub-plowzone contexts, and numerous shovel tests at the site recovered artifacts from similar contexts. Middle and Late Archaic components were identified by Gardner (1991) at 31WL178/178**, and it is possible that multiple Archaic components are present in the apparently undisturbed sub-plowzone soils. Ceramic artifacts confirm Woodland Period occupation at the site. Diagnostic ceramic types represent Middle and Late Woodland occupations. The Late Woodland occupation is of interest because of its association with the Tuscarora. Possible Cashie pottery fragments were collected from 16 shovel tests. Although these shovel tests are scattered across the site, slight concentrations occur in the northern and southern parts of the site. Although none were identified during this survey, intact cultural features including burials have been exposed at other Tuscarora -Anc�„' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 44 108 1 9 10 11 X t 97 g$ 99 !C. !o 0 C) f 93 93 c) a0 # I a C) Jq i is g7 9,1j f, fF 1.' Q 0. 53 55 79 $0 81 -82 t i t ,77 t r76 7$ # • D - 74 $8 $9 70 71 72 73 02 sa sa `sa 6� " • • • • _ i i _ i �. S6 57 58 59 60 51 55 50 51 52 S3 54 41 42 43 44 as 46 47 48 49, �+ 6 37 38 39 4Q 4 31 =2 '3 _"[ 35 y1r1 i i i t t t Q 9 0 O•A 27 28 9 30 i s t t • as 25 5 .r.� t i • C ' 19 ?0 21 22 23 F i e 0 0 •, 14 15 16 .7 11 12 13 /'� t t t V IM () 0 � 6 7 g a 14 +N At z 8 ! • # 4 U O tt 1 • • { Site 31WL02/02** Project Boundary Prehistoric: Ceramics New Archaeological Site 0 c Positive 5T 0 1 • Negative ST () 2-3 X No Dig 4-5 N 0 25 50 75 100 lL' F Mete rs Figure 4.14. Map showing prehistoric ceramic artifact distribution at 31 WL02/02**. A£ [nc. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 45 # M1 i a e 110 1 10Bx 10d 11'Q r i 1010105 10107 100101 102 �94 9a Y i E)9 x 9r� ' � FY : Sr 88 S9 9U 1 �: eAP�e i• - 84 Sa 86 r k?�f� 79 ;t, 0 q S10 6 X 74 ! ! �D, a r 0_ ! i i G! i i i 0 56 57 58 59 60 51 O.Geoe 50 51 52 A, ! 0 ! ! ! ! ! ! 0 ! i 0 ,P �}1 �12 as a4 a� a15 a; as �� ; .4 :�6 .�: .�s .�s as n• s . ti so' *�+ 27 28 @ 29 ;iU 0 i 0 24 a2,� � .2a • .�:' 19 2C 1`! t2 14 t: 16 7' 18 • i�! u Q T 1291 u 7 b 9 1U • t 0 1 G '� a t '�— Site 31WL02102** • ' ° Project Boundary New Archaeoiogicai Site ® Metavolcanic e positive ST 0 Quartz • Negative 5T - Quartzite X No dig N U 25 50 75 100 w F Figure 4.15. Map showing prehistoric lithic artifact distribution by material type at 31WL02/02** -AGC,,,'Inc. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina y, 46 archaeological sites in the region. As this site has the potential to contain intact Archaic and Woodland archaeological deposits, further research will be necessary to determine its full research potential and NRHP eligibility. At present, the NRHP status of site 31WL02/02**is considered unassessed at the survey level of evaluation. Site 31WL178/178** Revisit Site Type: Historic artifact scatter UTM (NAD 27): N3956865 E241135 Prehistoric artifact scatter Component: 181" century USGS Quad: Saratoga, NC (1978) Archaic, Woodland NRHP Eligibility Recommendation: Unassessed Soil Type: Wagram loamy sand Site 31 WL178/178** was recorded in 1990 during a survey conducted by East Carolina University (Gardner 1991). The survey collected historic and prehistoric artifacts from the site area, but there is no site map showing the distribution of the different components. The site is in the vicinity of the easternmost structure complex shown on the 1957 aerial photograph (see Figure 3.3). A structure is also shown near this location on the 1925 Wilson County soil survey map (see Figure 3.2) and on the 1978 USGS Saratoga, NC topographic map (see Figure 3.4). However, the historic artifact scatter in the far northeastern part of 31WL02/02** corresponds well to the historic structure complex on the 1957 aerial photograph and the structures shown on the 1925 soil map and the 1978 topographic map as well making it difficult to determine which of these sites may contain the remnants of those structures. Site 31 WL 178/ 178* * is a multi -component site located in the northern part of this survey area. This area has been cultivated for many years, but was fallow and overgrown with weeds during field investigations (see Figures 1.3 and 1.4). Our examination of this area began with the excavation of shovel tests at 30-meter intervals across the tract. Artifacts were collected from 12 shovel tests in the vicinity of the plotted location of 31 WL 178/178**. An additional 54 shovel tests were excavated at 15-meter intervals around all shovel tests where artifacts were collected during the 30-meter interval coverage. Based on the distribution of artifacts in shovel tests, site dimensions measure approximately 120 meters north -south by 180 meters east -west were established (see Figures 4.2 and 4.3). Artifacts were recovered to a maximum depth of approximately 65 centimeters below the ground surface, but sub-plowzone contexts were most commonly encountered between 40 and 55 centimeters in depth. The soil profile varied somewhat across the site. In all areas, the plowzone was comprised of brown (10YR3/3) to dark grayish brown (10YR4/2) sandy loam. At Provenience 26 (N590 E440; Figure 4.16), the plowzone (0-30 cm) was underlain by yellowish brown (10YR5/4) sandy loam to a depth of 40 centimeters. Below this depth, yellowish brown (10YR5/8) sandy clay loam subsoil was present. However, at Provenience 10 (N590 E440; Figure 4.17) subsoil was encountered much deeper. At this shovel test the plowzone consisted of dark grayish brown (10YR4/2) sandy loam and extended to an approximate depth of 35 centimeters. The plowzone was underlain by yellowish brown (1 OYR5/4) sandy loam. Subsoil consisted of yellowish brown (10YR5/8) sandy clay and was not encountered until a depth of 70 centimeters below the ground surface. Artifacts were collected from 12 shovel tests on the 30-meter grid at this site, and artifacts were collected from an additional 15 shovel tests when completing the 15-meter interval coverage. In total, artifacts were collected from 27 shovel tests at 31WL178/178**. _Anc�„' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 47 Figure 4.16. Soil profile at Provenience 26 (N590 E440), 31WL178/178**. vigure 4.17. Doll protlle at Provenience I (N65U L44U), 31 WL1 /t5/1 /ZS--. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina %' 48 Historic artifacts were collected from nine shovel tests and brick fragments were recovered from another five tests (Figure 4.18; Table 4.4) . The recovered artifacts include five ceramic sherds, four glass fragments, one piece of metal, and 19.6 grams of brick. The glass fragments (clear and brown bottle glass) and metal chain link, are likely twentieth century contaminants, possibly associated with the middle twentieth century dairy farm. Table 4.4. Summary of Historic Artifacts Collected from Site 31WL178/178** Revisit. Artifact Content Description Quantity/ Weight Ceramics: Agateware, Lead Glazed 1740-17751 1 Creamware, Undecorated 1760-18202 1 Pearlware, Undecorated 1780-18402 1 Stoneware, Nottingham 1700-18102, rouletted design 1 Stoneware, White Salt -Glazed 1720-17752 1 Glass: Brown Bottle Glass 1 with knurling on base, post 19403; 1 with threaded finish, dominant post 19303 3 Clear Bottle Glass 1 Metal: Chain Fragment possible chain from bicycle or chainsaw 1 Other: Brick Fragments 19.6g Total 10/19.6 1FLMNH 2O09; 2South 1977; 3Lindsey 2017 Five historic ceramic fragments were collected; one fragment each of ceamware, pearlware, agateware, white salt glazed stoneware, and Nottingham stoneware. The maximum range of manufacture for these items is between 1700 and 1810, indicating an eighteenth century occupation. Brick fragments recovered are clustered in the eastern portion of the site and may be related to a structure associated with the early historic component. Native American artifacts were collected from 25 shovel tests at 31 WL178/178** (Figure 4.19). A total of 54 Native American artifacts were collected from the site. This includes nine ceramic fragments and 45 lithic artifacts. Figures 4.20 and 4.21 show the distribution of ceramic and lithic artifacts, respectively. Native American ceramics (n=9) were collected from five shovel tests. The attributes of these ceramics are presented in Table 4.5. Overall, the ceramics recovered are relatively small, with none greater than a few centimeters in diameter. However, distinctive temper types and surface treatments could be identified allowing several of the sherds to be assigned to a specific Woodland phase. One possible Early/Middle Woodland Deep Creek/Mount Pleasant sherd and two possible Late Woodland Cashie sherds (associated with the Tuscarora) were identified. _Anc�„' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 49 Figure 4.18. Map showing historic artifact distribution at 31WL178/178**. -ACC, lnc"•; Filson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 50 Figure 4.19. Map showing Native American artifact distribution at 31 WL178/178**. -ACC, lnc"•; Filson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 51 >f , 24 26 p ! - "c2 2? 20i 21 L Site 31WL1781178* • - * e Project Boundary Prehistoric: Ceramics = New Archaeological Site Positive ST 1 • m:. 0 Negative ST 2 X No Dig ` 3 a 20 40 60 80 y Metiers Figure 4.20. Map showing Native American ceramic artifact distribution at 31WL178/178**. -ACC,�nc Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 1! 52 ""own r 28 C2I _ C 24 ? C26 C _ - 22> 23 i f 2 21 i 01S G16 01 r 018 01n 0 (D L) 0 01-1 01' (312 13 014, o o e - 1 Site 31WL1781178** Project Boundary New Archaeological Site Metavoleanic Positive ST Quartz • Negative ST i • X No [Dig v 0 20 40 W 30 E i • i y Meters Figure 4.21. Map showing Native American lithic artifact distribution by material type at 31WL178/178**. -Anc�„.. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 53 Table 4.5. Summary of Prehistoric Ceramics Collected from Site 31WL178/178** Revisit. Artifact Content Description Quantity Ceramics: Cashie Simple Stamped Body Sherd possible Cashie, Late Woodland' 1 Cashie Residual Sherds possible Cashie, Late Woodland' 1 Deep Creek/Mount Pleasant Residual Sherds Early/Middle Woodland' 1 UID Type UID Decoration Body Sherd 1 UID Type Residual Sherds 5 Total 'Phelps and Heath 1998; 2Herbert 2009 A total of 45 lithic artifacts were collected from 24 shovel tests (Table 4.6). Although most of the lithic artifacts were recovered from the plowzone, a number of shovel tests yielded lithic artifacts from sub- plowzone contexts between 40 and 65 centimeters below the ground surface. The majority of the lithic artifacts (n=28) are of metavolcanic material. Metavolcanic artifacts were collected from 19 shovel tests and account for 62 percent of the lithic assemblage from 31WL178/178**. Fifteen quartz artifacts were collected from 11 shovel tests, accounting for 33 percent of the lithic artifacts from the site.. One of the quartz items is a small triangular point. Metavolcanic and quartz artifacts co-occur in six shovel tests. The remaining two lithic artifacts from the site are of sandstone and an unidentified material. Table 4.6. Summary of Prehistoric Lithics Collected from Site 31WL178/178** Revisit. Artifact Content Description Quanti Lithics: Metavolcanic Biface Fragment 1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 27 Translucent Quartz Projectile Point small triangular, possibly Late Woodland' 1 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 14 Sandstone Rock cultural? 1 UID Material Rock cultural? 1 Total 45 'Coe 1964 In summary, 31 WL178/178** is a multiple component archaeological site The historic component at 31WL178/178** may have been occupied a hundred years before the creation of Wilson County in 1855, and before the founding of the Town of Wilson in 1849. The site's historic occupation span may date back to the initial European settlement in the area when the Toisnot Primitive Baptist Church was established in 1756. While the early historic artifacts are relatively sparse at 31WL178/178**, they are concentrated in an area where brick fragments suggest a structure once stood. Although the site appears to have been impacted by the road constructed along its northern border, it is possible that intact historic cultural features -Anc�„' Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 54 (well, privy, cellar, etc.) are present beneath the plowzone. The historic component at 31 WL 178/ 178* * may have the potential to add to our understanding of early historic settlement in the region. The significance of the historic component remains unassessed at the survey level of investigation and additional work is recommended make a definitive statement about the NRHP eligibility of the historic component. Although this investigation only identified Woodland Period components at 31WL178/178**, Gardner's (1991) original surface survey of the site identified Middle and Late Archaic components at the site. The Middle and Late Archaic components identified by Gardner (1991) may be linked to the deeper sub-plowzone artifacts collected during this survey. This suggests that stratified deposits may be present. The Native American occupation at 31 WL 178/178 * * is also of interest because of a possible association with the Late Woodland Tuscarora. Possible Cashie sherds were collected from three shovel tests during this investigation. The Tuscarora were the last Native Americans in the area and intact features have been found at other Tuscarora sites in the region. Based on these considerations, the Native American component at 31WL178/178** may also have the potential to contribute new information about Archaic and Late Woodland occupation in Wilson County. For these reasons, the Native American component at 31WL178/178** is also considered unassessed at the survey level of evaluation. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 55 Chapter 5. Summary and Recommendations Summary In October 2017, Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. (ACC) conducted an archaeological survey of approximately 34 acres targeted for expansion of the Wilson County Sild Waste Landfill. The Office of State Archaeology (OSA) identified two archaeological sites in the proposed expansion area, 31 WL02/02** and 31 WL178/178**, and recommended a systematic archaeological survey be conducted to define and evaluate these sites. Both sites were revisited and systematic survey served to define their vertical and horizontal boundaries. In addition, diagnostic artifacts from historic and prehistoric components were collected and their intra-site artifact distributions were examined. Based on the results of this investigation, both sites appear to have retained intact Native American deposits and site 31 WL178/178** contains deposits dating to the earliest settlement of the project area. It is recommended that both sites be subjected to additional work in order to definitively determine their National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility. Should additional investigation be conducted at sites 31WL02/02** and 31WL178/178**, three primary research topics should be explored: Deep (sub-plowzone) archaeological deposits associated with Archaic occupations Late Woodland (Tuscaroroa) settlement; and Early Historic (18"' century) settlement in Wilson County Deep (sub plowzone) Deposits Based on the results of this investigation and those of Gardner's (1991) survey, Early, Middle and Late Archaic components area present in the study area. Many shovel tests excavated during this survey yielded artifacts from relatively deep sub-plowzone contexts. The Early Archaic PPK was recovered from sub-plowzone contexts in a shovel test at 31 WL02/02**, strongly suggesting that such early deposits remain intact. Although uncommon, Moore and Daniel (2011) have identified stratified Archaic deposits along the Tar River by conducting geoarchaeological investigations and sites 31 WL02/02* * and 31 WL 178/ 178** may be able to contribute to that body of data. The Archaic deposits can potentially provide data on Archaic lithic procurement, utilization, and discard patterns (Lawrence et al., 2011). Further field work at these sites should include geomorphological analyses and test unit excavations to obtain better artifact samples and to assess stratigraphic contexts. To this end, in test units the plowzone should be removed as a single level and subsequent levels should be excavated in 10 centimeter increments. Late Woodland Settlement Beaman (2010) states that scattered distribution of archaeological sites with Cashie pottery fragments along upper Contentnea Creek and Toisnot Creek may represent the Tuscarora community of Tosneoc. Thomas Beaman (2010) has presented an excellent discussion of the search for Tosneoc (Toisnot). The Tuscarora community of Tosneoc was mentioned by John Lawson in 1701, but he did not visit the village and there is no specific information about it's location (Beaman 2010). While there is no doubt that the prof ect area is within the former territory of the Tuscarora, the location of Tosneoc is not given in any known Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 56 historic documents, and it is assumed that it was located along Toisnot Creek. Beaman (2010) notes that in the Iroquoian language, "tosneoc" means "next to two rivers." The location near the confluence of Buck Branch and Toisnot Creek is considered a possible location for this village. Beaman (2010) notes that a local collector thought that the project area was the location of Tosneoc, and this was given some weight when Cashie ceramics were identified in the artifact collection made by Gardner (1991) at 31WL178/178* * . However, there are reasons to question whether or not the project area is associated with Tosneoc. First, Tosneoc is a Contact Period site mentioned by John Lawson in 1701. By this time the Tuscarora were trading partners with the Europeans. Their role in the deer skin trade would have provided ample opportunity to acquire European manufactured items. However, no European items dating to the early eighteenth century were found during our survey. Although this could be the result of our sampling strategy. Secondly, the prof ect tract's location is not consistent with the general location description if Tosneoc means "between two rivers." While Toisnot Creek is a sizeable tributary of Contentnea Creek, Buck Branch is a minor tributary of Toisnot Creek. A good candidate for a location "between two rivers" would be at the confluence of Toisnot Creek and Contentnea Creek, or perhaps at the confluence of Toisnot Creek and White Oak Swamp. Figure 5.1 shows the distribution of Cashie ceramics in the study tract. Eighteen shovel tests distributed across 31WL02/02** and 31WL178/178** yielded Cashie sherds. These sherds are probably not the remains of one or two pots broken into many pieces and widely scattered through plowing and other processes. It is more likely that these scattered sherds represent artifacts associated with different and discrete activity areas. Thus the "community" concept may be appropriate when addressing the Tuscarora occupation in the project tract. However, the different activity areas may not have been occupied simultaneously but sequentially over a long period of time. More in-depth work at the sites may serve to clarify the potential for addressing this issue. Additional archaeological evaluation of 31 WL02/02 * * and 31 WL 178/ 178 * * would help to determine if the Late Woodland ceramics at these sites are from the Contact or Pre -Contact time periods. Furthermore, both of these sites have similarities to the Contentnea Creek Site (31WL37), which is also in Wilson County. Intact cultural features, including human burials, were identified at 31 WL37 (Millis 2009), suggesting that caution should be exercised at such sites until the potential for intact features is fully explored. Further work at these sites should include metal detecting to see if a significant Post Contact component is present, excavation of test units to obtain better artifact samples, and machine scraping to expose possible cultural features. Early Historic Settlement in Wilson County In 1741, John Thomas became the first European settler in the area when he bought 300 acres near the confluence of Toisnot Creek and White Oak Swamp (Valentine 2002). Soon after, in 1756, Toisnot Primitive Baptist Church was established along Toisnot Creek. However, the area remained sparsely settled until the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad passed through the region in the late 1830s. Historic artifacts collected at 31WL178/178** have manufacturing ranges may date to the time of this European settlement expansion in the region. Very little is known about the early historic settlement. Additional evaluation of 31WL178/178** is need to determine if intact archaeological contexts are present which can help provide information about the period of transition from Tuscarora to European control of the region. It is recommended that metal detection be conducted to obtain a better artifact sample and further explore artifact distributions and that machine scraping be conducted to expose possible cultural features. Wilson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina Y' 57 C3 ! 08 109 110 111 - —11 * 03 .l 04 5 147" 97 98 r9 93 94 95 96 1n- 87 83 ' $4 4 9 :x D: hr - 54 65 0` 62 53 X • f f 0 J.. 75 * ti '68 89 70 71 72 73. :, Ir z i . :.E2 .• 63 * 63 6c �67 .Y f 6 • 057 • '_, f59 • � 60 ` ' "► � 55 z } 51 52 57 54 d1 42 43 45-46 47 f 35 37 449 .2t .._: 48: 45 - i .• .. 32 33�,�3,{d. 27 28 29 30' - Wilson Co. Solid Waste s 24 25 • • -. r s 22 Q Project Boundary Cashie Ceramics s iA 9 26 21 76 7 : 23 New Archaeologkal Site 0 Nat Present ♦ a ..12. '3 -1 -� 1 positive ST Present - :c 7 9 10 4 Negative S7 2 3 N4 ❑I U 30 80 90 120 �P Meters Figure 5.1. Map showing the distribution of Cashie pottery fragments in the project area. -ACC,�nc.-- Filson County Solid Waste Tract Wilson County, North Carolina 58 Recommendations At the survey level of evaluation, it was determined that potentially significant archaeological deposits from the Archaic, Woodland, and Historic periods may be present at 31WL02/02** and 31 WL178/178**. No land -disturbing activities should be conducted within the defined archaeological site boundaries prior to both sites being further evaluated. At this time, preservation in place is being considered as an option. Areas outside the site boundaries do not contain sensitive archaeological deposits, and should be available for use for expansion of the solid waste site. However, to ensure that the archaeological sites are not inadvertently impacted, some type of physical markers (e.g., fencing or some type of visible markers) should distinguish the site boundaries. 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Artifact Catalog and Projectile Point Report Provenience Techniques Each location from which artifacts were recovered was assigned a unique provenience number. Numbers after the decimal place designate a surface collection (e.g., 0), a general subsurface collection (e.g., 1), or a specific level below surface (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) Artifact Catalog Wilson Countv Waste Sites Site Number 31WL02/02** Rev Provenience Number: 1.1 Revisit, N170 E425, 0-15 cm, Strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 pl 1 2.9 Residual Sherd Deep Creek/Mount Pleasant (E/M WDLD), eroded, possible cord marked?, Provenience Number: 2.1 Revisit, N185 E410, 0-50 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p2 1 2.9 Residual Sherd Possible Mount Pleasant (M WDLD), vcst, fabric impressed 2 m3 1 2.5 Metavolcanic Shatter Banded with cortex, weathered 3 m4 1 0.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment crystal quartz Provenience Number: 3.1 Revisit, N185 E425, 0-50 cm, Strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p5 1 3.9 CoarseNC Sand Temper Deep Cr/Mt P Fabric loose weave Impressed Body Sherd Provenience Number: 4.1 Revisit, N185 E440, 0-50 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p6 1 3.2 Residual Sherd cord marked, CST, Deep Creek/Mount Pleasant? 2 m7 4 3.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 weathered 3 m8 2 4.6 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 5.1 Revisit, N185 E455, 0-50 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p9 1 4.4 Coarse Sand Temper Deep Cr/Mt P Fabric (E/M WDLD), tight weave Impressed Body Sherd 2 p10 2 5.1 Residual Sherd 1-eroded with Est with coarse inclusions; 1 eroded plain with CST, oxidized; 2-UID type 3 ml l 3 4.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex 1 with cortex -secondary flake 4 m12 1 1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 6.1 Revisit, N200 E350, TR2 ST4, 0-25 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m13 1 0.7 Metal Fastener Copper Alloy possible rivet fragment? Provenience Number: 7.1 Revisit, N200 E380, TR2 ST3, 0-25 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m14 1 1.4 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Porphyritic Rhyolite Provenience Number: 8.2 Revisit, N200 E410, TR2 ST2, 40-55 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m15 2 1.6 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 weathered 2 m16 1 9.6 Quartzite Fire Cracked Rock With Cortex heat treated, cobble fragment 3 b17 1 0.4 Bone UID Mammal juvenile, unfused epiphysis from phalanx, possible pig? Page 1 of 18 Artifact Catalog Provenience Number: 9.1 Revisit, N200 E425, 0-50 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m18 1 5.5 Quartz Shatter Provenience Number: 10.1 Revisit, N200 E440, TR2 STl, 0-40 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p19 2 1.7 Residual Sherd 2 UID type, 1-very small and eroded, mst; 1-fabric impressed? cord marked?, VCST, crushed quartz 2 m20 11 8.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 3 m21 2 0.4 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 4 m22 1 1 Quartz Shatter 5 m23 1 0.6 Unidentified Material Rock jasper?, cultural? Provenience Number: 11.1 Revisit, N215 E395, 0-50 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m24 1 1.9 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m25 1 0.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 12.1 Revisit, N215 E410, 0-50 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p26 1 1.8 Residual Sherd Possible Cashie (LWDLD), fabric impressed, CST with VCS inclusions 2 m27 1 0.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 3 m28 1 0.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex with cobble cortex Provenience Number: 13.1 Revisit, N215 E440, 0-40 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p29 1 1.1 Residual Sherd eroded, m/cst, possible Deep Creek/Mount Pleasant (E/M Woodland) 2 m30 1 0.5 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 14.1 Revisit, N230 E380, TR3 ST3, 0-30 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m31 1 0.7 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m32 1 0.1 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 15.1 Revisit, N230 E410, TR3 ST2, 0-30 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p33 1 1.1 Residual Sherd Deep Creek/ Mount Pleasant (E/M WDLD), fabric impressed, VCST 2 m34 3 3.6 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 1 porphyritic, 2 weathered Porphyritic Rhyolite 3 m35 1 1.8 Quartz Shatter Provenience Number: 15.2 Revisit, N230 E410, TR3 ST2, 30-60 cm, zone H Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m36 8 3.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 porphyritic; 4 weathered Porphyritic Rhyolite 2 m37 3 0.6 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 1 crystal quartz 3 m38 1 0.3 Quartz Shatter Page 2 of 18 Artifact Catalog Provenience Number: 16.1 Revisit, N230 E425, 0-25 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m39 1 2 Quartz Shatter With Cortex with terrestrial cortex Provenience Number: 16.2 Revisit, N230 E425, 25+, subplow Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m40 2 1 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m41 1 11.8 Quartz Flake Tool unifacial flaking on 1 edge 3 m42 3 0.7 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 weathered, possibly porphyritic? 4 m43 1 0.6 Unidentified Material Flake/Flake Fragment cultural?, conglomerate? Provenience Number: 17.1 Revisit, N230 E440, 0-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m44 7 11 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 3 weathered, 1 greenstone-like 2 m45 1 0.7 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex with cobble cortex 3 m46 4 0.9 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 1 crystal quartz 4 m47 1 1.1 Metavolcanic Rock metavolcanic? Cultural? Provenience Number: 18.1 Revisit, N230 E455, 0-60 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p48 5 4.2 Residual Sherd 5-UID type; 4 uid decoration, likely fabric impressed, 1 fabric impressed; 5 M/CST 2 m49 9 3.7 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 1 possibly banded, 2 weathered 3 m50 2 0.4 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 4 m51 1 0 possible egg shell fragment or modern material?, weights <0.1g Provenience Number: 19.1 Revisit, N245 E395, 0-25 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m52 1 0.1 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m53 0 2.2 Brick Fragment 3 m54 1 0.3 Slate Fragment 4 m55 2 0.3 Plastic 1 red with uid embossing, milky color 5 m56 4 0.9 Other Historic asphalt roofing shingle fragments Provenience Number: 20.2 Revisit, N245 E410, 30 cm +, subplow Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m57 1 0.5 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex cobble cortex, primary flake 2 m58 1 0 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weights <0.1g Provenience Number: 21.1 Revisit, N245 E425, 0-30 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p59 1 1.8 Residual Sherd UID type; UID Decoration; MST; micaceous 2 m60 1 0.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 3 m61 3 2.1 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 4 m62 1 7.8 Metavolcanic Core Porphyritic Rhyolite 5 m63 1 16.6 Quartzite Flake Tool unifacial flaking and possible use wear on ledge 6 m64 1 4.8 Quartz Shatter Page 3 of 18 Artifact Catalog 7 m65 1 0.2 Plastic blue plastic fragment Provenience Number: 22.1 Revisit, N245 E440, 0-30 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m66 1 0.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m67 1 0.3 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex cobble cortex, primary flake 3 m68 1 14.6 Quartz Shatter cultural? 4 m69 1 0.4 Clear Bottle Glass Provenience Number: 22.2 Revisit, N245 E440, 30 cm +, subplow Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p70 1 3.1 CoarseNC Sand Temper Cashie Simple interior surface fragmented Stamped Body Sherd 2 m71 1 0.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 3 m72 1 0.2 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment 4 m73 2 0.6 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 23.1 Revisit, N245 N455, 0-30 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p74 1 3.4 Medium/Coarse Sand Temper Mount Pleasant Possible Mount Pleasant (M WDLD), UID Decoration Body Sherd cord? Fabric?, possible grog inclusions 2 a75 1 2.5 Quartz Biface Fragment 2 bifacial edges 3 p76 2 1.2 Residual Sherd 2 UID type, 2 MST, and eroded 4 m77 3 3.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 1 crystal quartz 5 m78 4 3.5 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Felsic Tuff 1 Felsic Tuff, 2 weathered 6 m79 1 0.1 Plastic thin, black on 1 side, white on 1 side Provenience Number: 23.2 Revisit, N245 N455, 30 cm +, subplow Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m80 1 0.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m81 2 1.5 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 1 weathered Provenience Number: 24.4 Revisit, N260 E425, 30 cm +, subplow Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m82 2 5.9 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 25.1 Revisit, N260 E455, 0-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m83 3 2.7 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Felsic Tuff 2 felsic tuff?, 1 weathered Provenience Number: 26.1 Revisit, N260 E470, 10-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m84 2 2.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m85 1 0.7 Quartz Shatter 3 m86 1 1.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 27.1 Revisit, N275 E380, 10-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m87 2 0.5 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex 1 with cobble cortex -primary flake Provenience Number: 28.1 Revisit, N275 E410, 10-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments Page 4 of 18 Artifact Catalog 1 m88 1 1.8 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 29.1 Revisit, N275 E440, 15-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m89 1 2.7 Unidentified Material Flake Tool dark color, possible bifacial retouch on 1 edge, unifacial usewear on 1 edge; rhyolite? Chert? Gunflint? Provenience Number: 30.1 Revisit, N275 N455, 10-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m90 1 1.9 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 31.1 Revisit, N290 E350, TR5 ST5, 15-30cm, base zone 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p91 1 2.4 Residual Sherd Possible Cashie (L WDLD), simple stamped, VCS with granular inclusions 2 m92 1 0.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 32.1 Revisit, N290 E410, TR5 ST3, 15-30cm, base zone 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p93 1 0.8 Residual Sherd UID type, eroded, M/CST, very small 2 m94 3 1.7 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 3 m95 1 2 Quartz Shatter Provenience Number: 33.1 Revisit, N290, E440, TR5 ST2, 0-10 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p96 1 1.2 Residual Sherd Possible Deep Creek/Mount Pleasant (E/M WDLD); fabric impressed, CST with VCS inclusions Provenience Number: 34.2 Revisit, N290 E455, 30-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m97 1 1.4 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Felsic Tuff felsic tuff?, weathered Provenience Number: 35.1 Revisit, N290 E470, TR5 STl, 0-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p98 1 1.4 Residual Sherd possible Cashie (L WDLD), CST, UID decoration, possible fabric impressed? 2 m99 1 2.6 Quartz Shatter With Cortex with cobble cortex 3 m100 1 0.4 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment cultural? 4 m101 3 2.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Felsic Tuff 2 felsic tuff? and weathered 5 m102 1 0.1 Clear Bottle Glass Provenience Number: 36.1 Revisit, N305 E320, 15-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m103 1 0.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 37.1 Revisit, N305 E350, 10-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m104 1 0.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 38.1 Revisit, N305 E365, 10-45 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments Page 5 of 18 Artifact Catalog 1 m 105 1 1.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Felsic Tuff felsic tuff? Provenience Number: 39.1 Revisit, N305 E395, 10-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m106 2 12.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 1 large and bulky 2 m107 1 0.4 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment porphyritic 3 m108 1 0.5 Slate cultural? Provenience Number: 40.1 Revisit, N305 E470 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m109 1 2.6 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex with cobble cortex, secondary flake 2 m110 1 0.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 41.1 Revisit, N320 E320, TR6 ST7, 0-30 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 pl l l 1 1.8 Residual Sherd UID type, UID decoration, fabric impressed?, CST Provenience Number: 42.2 Revisit, N320 E335, 30-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 ml 12 1 0.5 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment banded?, weathered, porphyritic Provenience Number: 43.1 Revisit, N320 E350, TR6 ST6, 0-25 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 ml 13 2 0.7 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Felsic Tuff 1 felsic tuff? Provenience Number: 44.2 Revisit, N320 E365, 35-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 ml 14 1 0.6 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 ml 15 1 0.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 45.2 Revisit, N320 E395, 35-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 ml 16 1 0.4 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Felsic Tuff felsic tuff? Provenience Number: 46.1 Revisit, N320 E410, TR6 ST4, 0-25 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 ml 17 2 1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Banded 1 banded, weathered and with possible use wear 2 ml18 1 2.9 Concretion sandstone? Provenience Number: 47.1 Revisit, N320 E425, 0-20 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m119 1 0.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 48.1 Revisit, N320 E440 TR6 ST3, 0-35 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m120 1 2.8 Concretion sandstone? Provenience Number: 49.1 Revisit, N320 E470, TR6 ST2, 0-35 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 pl21 1 1.1 Residual Sherd UID type, VCST, UID decoration 2 m122 1 0.5 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment porphyritic Page 6 of 18 Artifact Catalog 3 m123 0 4 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 50.2 Revisit, N335 E290, 20-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p124 2 3.7 Residual Sherd 1- Possible Cashie (L WDLD), VCST, plain; 1-UID type, VCST, eroded Provenience Number: 51.2 Revisit, N335 E320, 35-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m125 1 0.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 52.2 Revisit, N335 E425, 30-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m126 3 13.7 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 3 weathered, 2 possible felsic tuff, 1 large with possible use wear Provenience Number: 53.2 Revisit, N335 E440, 30-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p127 1 0.4 Residual Sherd UID type, UID decoration, MST, very small 2 m128 1 0.7 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 54.1 Revisit, N335 E455, 0-20 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m129 1 2.4 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment large, possible use wear on 1 edge Provenience Number: 54.2 Revisit, N335 E455, 20-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m130 1 0.6 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 55.2 Revisit, N350 E455, 30-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 ml31 1 0.6 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 56.2 Revisit, N365 E290, 20 cm +, subplow Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m132 1 138.6 Metal Cookware Iron possible cast iron stove grate handle, trivet leg, or cast iron cookware handle or leg Provenience Number: 57.1 Revisit, N365 E320, 0-20 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p133 1 2.2 Residual Sherd Possible Cashie (L WDLD), simple stamped, overstamped, VCST with granular inclusions 2 m134 1 0.7 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 57.2 Revisit, N365 E320, 20-60 cm, subplow Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m135 2 2.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment With 1-porphoritic, 1 with cortex Cortex Provenience Number: 58.1 Revisit, N365 E380, 0-30 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments Page 7 of 18 Artifact Catalog 1 m136 1 3.4 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Porphyritic Rhyolite Provenience Number: 59.1 Revisit, N365 E455, 0-20 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m137 1 0.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 60.1 Revisit, N365 E485, 0-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p138 1 0.2 Residual Sherd UID type, very small and eroded 2 m139 1 0.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 60.2 Revisit, N365 E485, 30-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m140 1 0.5 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex small bit of cobble cortex Provenience Number: 61.2 Revisit, N365 E500, 20-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 pl41 2 1.1 Residual Sherd 2 UID type; 1-very small and eroded with CST; 1 fabric impressed, with MST, very small 2 m142 2 4.7 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 62.1 Revisit, N380 E350, TR8 ST7, 0-35 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p143 2 1.3 Residual Sherd UID type, very small and eroded 2 m144 1 2.3 Quartz Shatter 3 m145 3 1.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 1 porphyritic and weathered Provenience Number: 63.1 Revisit, N380 E380, TR8 ST6, 0-35 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m146 1 0.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 64.1 Revisit, N380 E500, TR8 ST2, 0-30 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m147 2 0.9 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 1 cultural? 2 m148 2 1.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment porphyritic 3 m149 1 1.2 Metavolcanic Biface Fragment bifacial pressure flaking on 1 edge, porphyritic Provenience Number: 65.1 Revisit, N380 E515, 0-20 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m150 2 0.4 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 ml51 1 0.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 66.1 Revisit, N380 E530, TR8 STl, 0-30 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p152 5 4 Residual Sherd 5 UID type; 1 UID decoration and C/VCST; 4 very small and eroded Provenience Number: 67.1 Revisit, N380 E545, 0-30 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m153 2 0.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex 1 with small bit of cobble cortex Page 8 of 18 Artifact Catalog 2 m154 1 1.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment porphyritic Provenience Number: 68.2 Revisit, N395 E335, 20-30 cm, subplow Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 111 m155 1 0.4 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment porphyritic Provenience Number: 69.1 Revisit, N395 E350, 0-15 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m156 4 1.7 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment With porphyritic, 1 with cortex Cortex Provenience Number: 70.2 Revisit, N395 E365, 20-60 ern Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m157 1 1.5 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex with cobble cortex, possible unifacial use wear on 1 edge 2 m158 2 50.4 Metavolcanic Rock 1 heat treated?, cultural?? Provenience Number: 71.2 Revisit, N395 E515, 20-40 cm, subplow Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m159 1 1.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 72.2 Revisit, N395 E530, 20-40 cm, subplow Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m160 2 6.5 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 1 with possible use wear Provenience Number: 73.1 Revisit, N395 E545, 0-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 pl61 1 0.4 Residual Sherd UID type, very small, plain? Eroded, FST Provenience Number: 74.1 Revisit, N410 E290, TR9 ST8, 0-10 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m162 1 0.7 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered 2 m163 1 0.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment cultural?? Provenience Number: 75.1 Revisit, N410 N515, 0-50 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p164 2 3.7 Residual Sherd 2 possible Mount Pleasant (M WDLD), 1 plain with C/VCST, 1 fabric impressed? With C/VCST 2 m165 2 1.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 76.1 Revisit, N425 E500, 0-50 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m166 1 5.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 77.1 Revisit, N425 E515, 0-50 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p167 4 6.3 Residual Sherd 1-possible Cashie (L WDLD), cord marked? Simple stamped?, overstamped with CST with granular inclusions; 1-UID type fabric impressed with VCST; 1 possible Cashie, eroded with VCST; 1 UID decoration with CST Page 9 of 18 Artifact Catalog 2 m168 1 0.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 3 m169 3 2.9 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 3 weathered, 1 with possible use wear 4 p170 1 5 Albany Slipped Stoneware Ceramic body Provenience Number: 78.1 Revisit, N425 E545, 0-50 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 pl71 1 1.2 Residual Sherd possible Cashie (L WDLD), UID decoration -cord marked?, fabric impressed?; MST 2 m172 1 0.6 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 79.1 Revisit, N440 E350, TR10 ST7, 0-30 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m173 5 3.4 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 felsic tuff?, 3 weathered 2 m174 1 2.9 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment quartzite? Provenience Number: 80.1 Revisit, N440 E500, TR10 ST3, 0-20 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m175 1 1.5 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex small bit of cobble cortex Provenience Number: 81.1 Revisit, N440 E515, 0-20 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m176 1 0.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 81.2 Revisit, N440 E515, 20-45 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m177 1 9.1 Metavolcanic Utilized Flake Banded use wear on 1 edge 2 m178 1 0.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment felsic tuff? 3 m179 2 0.5 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 82.1 Revisit ,N440 E545, 15-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m180 1 0.1 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m181 1 0.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 83.1 Revisit, N440 E560, TR10 STI, 0-10 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m182 1 0.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 84.1 Revisit, N455 E485, 0-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m183 1 0.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment felsic tuff?, weathered Provenience Number: 84.2 Revisit, N455 E485, 30-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p184 1 0.5 Residual Sherd UID type, very small and eroded, CNCST 2 m185 1 5.7 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 3 m186 1 0 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weights <0.1g Provenience Number: 85.2 Revisit, N455 E500, 20-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m187 1 0.6 Residual Sherd UID type, very small and eroded, CST Page 10 of 18 Artifact Catalog 2 m188 1 19.8 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment large Provenience Number: 86.1 Revisit, N455 E530, 0-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p189 2 5.2 Residual Sherd 2 possible Cashie (L WDLD), 1 fabric impressed? with scraped interior and CST; 1 UID decoration with VCST 2 m190 1 0.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 3 m191 1 1.1 Light Green Flat Glass window glass Provenience Number: 87.2 Revisit, N470 E485, 30-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m192 1 0.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m193 1 0.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered 3 m194 1 0.3 Light Green Bottle Glass Provenience Number: 88.1 Revisit, N470 E500, TR11 ST3, 0-40 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p195 2 1 Residual Sherd 2 UID type, 2 very small and eroded, 1 MST, 1 CST 2 m196 4 1.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 1 felsic tuff?; 1 weathered; 2 porphyritic 3 m197 1 4.3 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment heat treated, possible use wear 4 m198 1 1.6 Quartz Fire Cracked Rock With Cortex cobble fragment 5 m199 1 0.7 Clear Bottle Glass Provenience Number: 89.1 Revisit, N470 E515, 0-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p200 1 2.3 VCS/Granular Temper Cashie UID Decoration possible Cashie (L WDLD), Fabric Body Sherd impressed? 2 p201 1 2.5 Residual Sherd Deep Creek/ Mount Pleasant (E/M WDLD), eroded, VCST 3 m202 1 0.5 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment cultural? Provenience Number: 89.2 Revisit, N470 E515, 30-70 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p203 2 3.7 Very Coarse Sand Temper Mount Pleasant 2 possible Mount Pleasant, 2 mend Plain Body Sherd 2 m204 4 1.8 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 2 mend 3 m205 1 0.2 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 90.1 Revisit, N470 E530, TR11 ST2, 0-40 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description 1 p206 3 4.2 Residual Sherd 2 m207 5 6.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex 3 m208 4 1.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex 4 m209 1 3.5 Light Green Flat Glass 5 m210 1 4 Concretion Rock Page 11 of 18 Comments 1 UID type, simple stamped with M/CST and granular inclu.; 1 possible Cashie (L WDLD), eroded with VC/granular sand temper; 1 UID type, eroded with CST 1 with cortex, 3 weathered, 1 felsic tuff? 1 primary flake with cobble cortex window glass sandstone Artifact Catalog Provenience Number: 91.1 Revisit, N470 E545, 0-30 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p2l l 1 2.7 Residual Sherd possible Cashie (L WDLD), fabric impressed, VCST 2 m212 1 0.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 3 m213 2 4.6 Quartz Shatter 4 m214 1 29.1 Unidentified Material Groundstone With 2 flat surfaces, possible metate Cortex fragment? 5 m215 0 0.4 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 92.1 Revisit, N470 E575, 0-20 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m216 1 0.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 92.2 Revisit, N470 E575, 20-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m217 1 0.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex with cobble cortex 2 m218 1 4.5 Metal Unidentified Form Iron Provenience Number: 93.1 Revisit, N485 E500, 0-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p219 1 0.7 Residual Sherd 1 UID type, UID Decoration, possible fabric impressed?, M/CST 2 m220 3 1.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 felsic tuff? Provenience Number: 94.1 Revisit, N485 E515, 0-20 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m221 1 0.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m222 1 2 Plastic white plastic fragment Provenience Number: 94.2 Revisit, N485 E515, 20-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p223 1 0.7 Residual Sherd UID type, very small and eroded, UID decoration, CST 2 m224 1 0.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Banded weathered 3 m225 1 0.7 Plastic white plastic fragment 4 m226 1 0.1 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 95.1 Revisit, N485 E530, 0-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m227 1 0.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m228 1 1.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered 3 m229 0 1.9 Coal 4 m230 1 1.1 Clear Flat Glass window glass Provenience Number: 96.1 Revisit, N485 E545, 0-50 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m231 1 0.4 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered 2 m232 1 0.4 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 97.2 Revisit, N500 E500, TR12 ST3, 15-35 cm, zone 2 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments Page 12 of 18 Artifact Catalog 1 p233 1 2.8 Residual Sherd Possible Mount Pleasant (M WDLD), UID Decoration, net impressed 2 m234 2 4.3 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex primary flake with cobble cortex, 2 mend Provenience Number: 97.3 Revisit, N500 E500, TR12 ST3, 35-55 cm, zone 2 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m235 7 1.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 1 porphyritic, 6 weathered Porphyritic Rhyolite Provenience Number: 98.1 Revisit, N500 E515, 0-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p236 1 38.1 Unglazed Stoneware Ceramic UID Form, flat exterior, interior has lip and cone -shaped protrusion, utilitarian? 2 p237 1 0.4 Undecorated Ironstone Ceramic body 3 a238 1 0.4 Button Metal aluminum, 2-hole, 1 piece (post 1880s, Marcel 1994) 4 m239 2 2.9 Clear Bottle Glass body fragments 5 m240 8 7.4 Brown Bottle Glass body fragments 6 m241 19.4 Brick Fragment 1 with coarse sand inclusions 7 m242 0 0 Coal weights <0.1g Provenience Number: 99.2 Revisit, N500 E530, TR12 ST2, 30-60 cm, zone 2 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p243 1 2.3 Residual Sherd Deep Creek/Mount Pleasant (E/M WDLD), cord marked, VCST 2 m244 13 4.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 9 felsic tuff?, 3 weathered, 1 porphyritic 3 m245 1 16.8 Unidentified Material Rock possible groundstone? 4 m246 1 1 Light Green Flat Glass window glass Provenience Number: 100.1 Revisit, N500 E545 0-40 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m247 1 2.2 Nail Fragment Unidentified 2 m248 2 3.5 Brown Bottle Glass body fragments 3 m249 1 1.8 Clear Bottle Glass embossed with "-AW-/- RE-/-O-" 4 m250 1 2.2 Clear Flat Glass likely window glass Provenience Number: 101.1 Revisit, N500 E560, TR12 STI, 0-15 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m251 1 1.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 102.1 Revisit, N500 E575, 0-40 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m252 1 0.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment felsic tuff. 2 m253 1 0.9 Milkglass Unidentified Glass green painted exterior surface Provenience Number: 103.1 Revisit, N515 E500, 040 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 a254 1 4 Personal Item Marble unglazed earthenware marble (common by mid-1700s to 1930s, Samford 2014) Provenience Number: 104.1 Revisit, N515 E515, 0-40 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments Page 13 of 18 Artifact Catalog 1 m255 1 0.3 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m256 1 0 Clear Lamp Glass weights <0.1 g, very thin 3 m257 1 0.8 Light Green Flat Glass likely window glass Provenience Number: 105.2 Revisit, N515 E530, 10-45 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m258 1 1.6 Metavolcanic Utilized Flake felsic tuft*?, use wear on 1 side of 1 edge 2 m259 1 0.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered 3 m260 1 1 Clear Bottle Glass body Provenience Number: 106.1 Revisit, N515 E545, 0-20 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m261 2 3.9 Clear Bottle Glass 1 body, 1 base with mold seam Provenience Number: 107.2 Revisit, N515 E560, 15-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 a262 1 9.5 Milky Quartz Projectile Point Kirk/Pahner (Early Archaic), corner notched, resharpened, ground base 2 m263 3 6.4 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment With 1 with cortex, 1 weathered with Cortex possible use wear Provenience Number: 108.1 Revisit, N530E470, TR13 ST4, 0-25 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p264 1 1.5 Residual Sherd Possible Cashie (L WDLD), simple stamped, VCS/granular temper 2 m265 0 4.6 Mortar 3 m266 1 4.3 Sandstone Rock cultural??? Provenience Number: 108.2 Revisit, N530E470, TR13 ST4, 25-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m267 1 0 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weight <0.1g, felsic tuff? Provenience Number: 109.1 Revisit, N530E500, TR13 ST3, 0-15 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m268 1 2.4 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m269 2 1.9 Clear Flat Glass window glass 3 m270 0 36.2 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 109.2 Revisit, N530 E500, TR13 ST3, 15-35 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m271 3 7.9 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 1 weathered Provenience Number: 110.1 Revisit, N530 E515, 0-20 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m272 2 1.9 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment With 1 cultural? Cortex 2 m273 4 4.2 Light Green Flat Glass likely window glass 3 m274 1 0.3 Clear Unidentified Glass worn 4 m275 1 4.7 Light Green Bottle Glass 5 m276 0 13.1 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 110.2 Revisit, N530 E515, 20-50 cm, subplow Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments Page 14 of 18 Artifact Catalog 1 a277 1 2.1 Metavolcanic P. Point Fragment tip fragment, weathered 2 m278 2 2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 weathered 3 m279 1 1.3 Quartzite Flake/Flake Fragment 4 m280 1 0.3 Clear Flat Glass 5 m281 0 1.7 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 111.2 Revisit, N530 E530, TR13 ST2, 30-45 cm, zone 2 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m282 1 1.6 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 112.1 Revisit, N530 E575, 0-20 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m283 1.4 Brick Fragment Site Number 31WL178/178** Provenience Number: 1.1 Revisit, N560 E440, TR14 ST5, 10-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 ml 1 2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 2.1 Revisit, N575 E395, 0-50 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m2 2 0.6 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Banded 1 weathered and banded 2 m3 1 0.7 Brown Bottle Glass rim with threaded finish (dominant post 1930, (Lindsey 2017) Provenience Number: 3.1 Revisit, N575 E410, 0-30 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m4 1 0.9 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 4.1 Revisit, N575 E425, 0-30 cm, strat 1 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m5 1 1.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered 2 m6 1 8.9 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 3 m7 1 1 Brown Bottle Glass base fragment with knurling (post 1940, Lindsey 2017) Provenience Number: 5.1 Revisit, N590 E350, TR15 ST7, 0-30 cm plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m8 1 0.2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered 2 m9 1 17.8 Metal Hardware Iron chain fragment, bike? Chainsaw? Provenience Number: 6.1 Revisit, N590 E365, 0-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m10 1 0.9 Clear Bottle Glass body Provenience Number: 7.2 Revisit, N590 E395, 30-45 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 ml l 1 1.1 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 8.2 Revisit, N590 E410, TR15 ST5, 35-60 cm, zone 2 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m12 1 2.5 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Page 15 of 18 Artifact Catalog 2 m13 1 0.7 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 9.1 Revisit, N590 E425, 0-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m14 1 0.5 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 10.1 Revisit, N590 E440, TR15 ST4, 0-35 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m15 1 84.7 Unidentified Material Rock cultural?? Provenience Number: 10.2 Revisit, N590 E440, TR15 ST4, 35-55 cm, zone 2 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p16 3 4.8 Residual Sherd 1-Possible Cashie (L WDLD), UID decoration, fabric? cord?, CST; 2- UID type, very small and eroded, CST? 2 m17 1 1.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex Provenience Number: 11.2 Revisit, N590 E470, TR15 ST3, 35-55 cm, zone 2 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m18 4 2.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 2 porphyritic, 1 weathered Provenience Number: 12.1 Revisit, N590 E500 TR15 ST2, 0-35 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p19 2 2.3 Residual Sherd 2 UID type, 1 eroded and CST, 1 eroded and VCST 2 m20 1 0.4 Undecorated Creamware Ceramic body, glaze partially chipped off both sides 3 m21 0 1.2 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 12.2 Revisit, N590E500, TR15 ST2, 35-55 cm, zone 2 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m22 1 0.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex with cobble cortex, primary flake 2 m23 3 2 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 1 porphyritic Provenience Number: 13.1 Revisit, N590 E515, 0-30 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m24 0 0.9 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 14.1 Revisit, N590 E530, TR15 STl, 0-35 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m25 1 0.5 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 15.2 Revisit, N605 E350, 30-55 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m26 1 18.9 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment With large, possible use wear Cortex Provenience Number: 16.1 Revisit, N605 E440, 0-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p27 1 3.4 VCS/Granular Temper Cashie Simple overstamped Stamped Body Sherd 2 m28 2 5.4 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 1 with possible use wear 3 m29 1 0.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Banded Page 16 of 18 Artifact Catalog 4 p30 1 3.2 Nottingham Stoneware Ceramic roulette design, body 5 m31 1 1.6 Sandstone Rock likely not cultural Provenience Number: 16.2 Revisit, N605 E440 30+ cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p32 1 0.4 Residual Sherd UID type, very small and eroded, VC/Granular sand temper 2 m33 1 0.6 Brown Bottle Glass base? body?, very small 3 m34 0 0.7 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 17.1 Revisit, N605 E470, 0-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m35 0 1.9 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 17.2 Revisit, N605 E470, 30 cm +, subplow Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m36 2 0.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment 1 porphyritic 2 m37 0 0.3 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 18.1 Revisit, N605 E485, 0-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m39 0 1 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 18.2 Revisit, N605 E485, 30-50 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m39 1 1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 19.1 Revisit, N605 E500, 0-30 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m40 1 0.7 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment Provenience Number: 20.1 Revisit, N620 E455, 0-35 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m41 2 1.3 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m42 1 12.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered, large and bulky 3 m43 0 10.9 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 20.2 Revisit, N620 E455, 35-50 cm, zone 2 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m44 1 16.6 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex with terrestrial cortex 2 m45 1 0.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Provenience Number: 21.1 Revisit, N620 E470, TR16 ST2, 0-10 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m46 1 2.1 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Banded weathered 2 m47 1 2.9 Metavolcanic Biface Fragment bifacial pressure flaking on 1 edge, weathered, possibly banded Provenience Number: 22.1 Revisit, N635 E440, 0-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m48 1 0.3 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment weathered Page 17 of 18 Artifact Catalog Provenience Number: 23.1 Revisit, N635 E455, 25-40 cm, top of zone 2 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m49 1 0.2 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 2 m50 1 1.6 Metavolcanic Flake/Flake Fragment Banded weathered, banded? 3 p51 1 0.8 Undecorated Pearlware Ceramic base, glaze chipped off interior and exterior Provenience Number: 24.1 Revisit, N650 E380, TR17 ST4, 35-65 cm, zone 2 Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p52 1 3.2 Residual Sherd possible Deep Creek/Mount Pleasant (E/M WDLD), plain, VCST Provenience Number: 25.1 Revisit, N650 E410, TR17ST3, 0-35cm, trans pz/z H Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 m53 2 0.5 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment With Cortex 2 with cobble cortex 2 p54 1 0.2 Lead Glazed Agateware Ceramic body, glaze chipped off interior Provenience Number: 26.1 Revisit, N650 E440, TR17 ST2, 0-40 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description Comments 1 p55 1 2.5 Coarse Sand Temper UID Decoration Body cord? Simple stamped?, possible Deep Sherd Creek/ Mount Pleasant?, possible Cashie? 2 m56 1 1.4 Quartz Flake/Flake Fragment 3 m57 0 2.7 Brick Fragment Provenience Number: 27.1 Revisit, N665 E440, 0-25 cm, plowzone Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description 1 a58 1 1.1 Translucent Quartz Projectile Point Provenience Number: 28.1 Revisit, N680 E440, TR18 ST1, 0-10 cm Catalog Specimen Number Number Quantity Weight (g) Description 1 p59 1 0.3 White Salt Glazed Undecorated Stoneware Ceramic Page 18 of 18 Comments small triangular, 13.6 mm wide, 19.7mm long Comments Site Number Provenience: Cat # Point Classification Temporal Affiliation Lithic Material General Measurements Length Width Weight Basal Attributes Base Type Ground? Maximum Width Width at Neck Depth of Concavity Blade Attributes PPK Point Report 31WL02/02** Revisit 107.2 1 Kirk/Palmer Early Archaic Milky Quartz 38.9 mm 22 mm 9.5 g Notched Yes 21.4 mm 16.2 mm 0 mm Symmetric? Yes Beveled? Yes L Serrated? Yes Maximum Length 25.3 mm Maximum Width 22 mm Maximum Thickness 10.9 mm Comment Corner notched, base chipped, 1 side beveled Site Number Provenience: Cat # Point Classification Temporal Affiliation Lithic Material General Measurements Length Width Weight Basal Attributes Base Type Ground? Maximum Width Width at Neck Depth of Concavity Blade Attributes Symmetric? Beveled? Serrated? Maximum Length Maximum Width Maximum Thickness Comment base chipped 31WL178/178** Revisit 27.1 1 Small Triangular Late Woodland Translucent Quartz 19.6 mm 13.6 mm 1.1 g Stemless Triangular No 13.6 mm 0 mm 0 mm Yes No No 19.6 mm 13.6 mm 5 mm Page 1 of 2 PPK Fragment Report Site Number 31WL02/02** Revisit Provenience: 110.2 1 Lithic Material Metavolcanic General Measurements Length 30.4 mm Width 15.5 mm Weight 2.1 g Fracture Type Perverse Fragment Type Body Base Type Unknown Comments Tip fragment, weathered ' M '""'""'""r""'""'""'""'""'""'""' Page 2 of 2 Appendix B. Artifact Plates r Kirk/Palmer Milky Quartz PPK, 107.2:1 Metavolcanic PPK Fragment, 110.2:1 Quartz Quartzite Flake Tool, 16.2:2 Quartz Biface Fragment, 23.1:2 Metavolcanic Biface Fragment, 64.1:3 Rhyolite Metavolcanic Flake Tool, 29.1:1 Core, 21.1:4 Flake Tool, 21.1:5. + Quartz Flakes/ .� Flake Fragments, Quartzite FCR, 8.2:2 5.1:3 1• Metavolcanic Flakes/ Flake Fragments, 90.1:2 Mf rr�ir 1 ? ; q y 1 Metavolcanic Flakes/ Flake Fragments, 23.1:5 Figure 1. A sample of lithic artifacts from site 31WL2/2** Revisit. Page 1 of 4 Possible Cashie Simple Stamped Simple Stamped Fabric Impressed, Body Sherd, Body Sherd, Body Sherd, 91.1:1 108.1:1 22.2:1 Mount N' ��� Pleasant UID Decorated Fabric Impressed Plain Body Sherds Body Sherd, 23.1:1 Body Sherd, 2.1:1 (2 Mend), 89.2:1 Fabric Deep Creek/ Impressed Mount Pleasant :~ Body Sherd, 3.1:1 Ord Marked Fabric Impressed'�ET�'ch IIiIIN2 a Body Sherd, - Body Sherd, 5.1:1 y 4.1:1 Figure 2. A sample of prehistoric ceramics from site 31WL2/2** Revisit. Figure 3. A selection of historic artifacts from site 31WL2/2** Revisit. Page 2 of 4 f Small Triangular Metavolcanic Translucent Quartz Biface Fragment, PPK, 27.1:1 21.1:2 i F . Quartz Flake/Flake Metavolcanic Quartz Flakes/Flake Fragment, 26.1:2 Flake/Flake Fragments, 16.1:2 Fragment, 21.1:1 NETRfC S 2 8 4 5 4 Metavolcanic ents, IFI i Figure 4. A sample of lithic artifacts from site 31WL178/178** Revisit. Figure 5. A sample of prehistoric ceramics from site 31WL178/178** Revisit. Page 3 of 4 Agateware, 25.1:2 a. _ Undecorate 7e-amware, Undec6rated Pearlware 12.1:2 23.1:3 Rouletted Nottingham Stoneware, 16.1:4 OMAN s Brown #` Bottle Glass, Brown 4.1:3 Bottle Glass, Undecorated White Salt - Glazed Stoneware, 28.1:1 3 Brick Fragments, 16.2:3 Figure 6. A sample of historic artifacts from site 31WL178/178** Revisit. Page 4 of 4 Appendix C. Resume of Principal Investigator BOBBY GERALD SOUTHERLIN Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. 704 West Main Street Clayton, NC 27520 (919)553-9007 Email: southerlin@earthlink.net PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS CEO, Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. Senior Archaeologist, Principal Investigator, Field Director, Zooarchaeologist AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Yemasee Indian Archaeology in South Carolina Mississippian Settlement Patterns in the Etowah River Valley Vertebrate Faunal Analysis Material Culture Replication (lithics and ceramics) EDUCATION: M.A. in Anthropology, University of Georgia, 1993. B.A. in Anthropology, University of South Carolina, 1988. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP North Carolina Archaeological Society (Life Member) North Carolina Professional Council Georgia Council of Professional Archaeologists Society for Georgia Archaeology (Life Member) Society for American Archaeology Archaeological Society of South Carolina (Life Member) Southeastern Archaeological Conference CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEYS (Phase I) and ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE TESTING (Phase II) Utility Corridors for ANR Pipeline Company (Detroit), Georgia Power Company (Atlanta), Duke Power Company (Charlotte), Oglethorpe Power Corporation, and Transco Pipeline Company (Houston). Transportation Corridors for Georgia Department of Transportation (Atlanta), South Carolina Department of Transportation (Columbia), North Carolina Department of Transportation (Raleigh) Development Tracts for Consolidated Government of the City of Columbus/Muscogee County (Georgia), Macon County (North Carolina), U.S. Corps of Engineers (Savannah and Mobile Districts), South Carolina Electric and Gas Company (Columbia), and various private developers (Georgia and South Carolina) ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA RECOVERY (Phase III) Yemasee Indian occupations at the Chechessee Old Field sites (38BU1605 and 38BU1609) for the Chechessee Creek Club Three prehistoric sites (38HR243, 38HR254, and 38HR258) in Horry County, South Carolina for Tidewater Plantation and Golf Club (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Two Prehistoric sites (38LX50 and 38LX141) in Lexington County, South Carolina for the South Carolina Department of Transportation The Callawassie Burial Mound and Village site (38BU19) in Beaufort County, South Carolina Two prehistoric sites (9FL203 and 9FL206) in Floyd County, Georgia for the Georgia Department of Transportation EXPERIENCE AT MILITARY FACILITIES Fort Jackson, SC; Camp Lejeune, NC; Robbins Air Force Base, GA; Fort Benning, GA; Hurlbert Field, FL; Coastal Systems Station Panama City, FL; Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL; Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico; Milan Army Ammunition Plant, TN FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION RELATED INVESTIGATIONS • Georgia Power Company (Flint River Hydroelectric Project) • Duke Energy (Shoreline Surveys at Lake James and Lake Norman North Carolina and Fishing Creek Lake, South Carolina) • Crisp County Power Commission (Lake Blackshear, Georgia) ** A detailed listing of individual projects is available upon request North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources State Historic Preservation Office Harnma M. harms, Admini%trvnr Got mor )toy C x4wr Suntory $u.i I I I FanrJ[mr September 11, 2017 David B. Morton day dla�bartietwa&com Bartlett Engineering & Surveying I906 Nash Street South Wilson, NC 27893 Re: Wilson County Solid Waste Services New Activity Areas, ER 17-1519 Dear Mr. Morton: Office of Archn'[- ■nd $ ftsenn 1)(T+ut) SCLCrrtsrr Knon Ckvlr - Thank -You for your submission of August 9, 2017, concerning the above referenced project. We have reviewed the information provided and offer the following comments. There are not historic buildings that will be affected by this project. Three of the five proposed activity areas do not contain previously recorded cultural resources, and construction in these locations is unlikely to affect any significant historic properties. These three areas include the proposed hurricane debris area, the proposed yard waste compost and mulch processing expansion area, and the proposed LC1D landfill area. No work with regard to historic sites is recommended for these areas. Two previously recorded archaeological sites, 31 WL2 and 31 WL178, are located in the proposed Westside 11 C&D landfill area and the proposed C&D recycle area, respectively. These sites have not been assessed to determine whether they are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. While fanning operations have taken place in the project area, analysis of aerial imagery from 1957 to present suggests that intact portions of these archaeological sites may be present in the parcel, particularly along the margin of Suck Branch. — — We recommend that prior to the initiation of any ground disturbing activities within the Westside 1I C&D landfill area and the proposed C&D recycle area, a comprehensive archaeological survey of these two areas be conducted by an experienced archaeologist. The purpose of this survey will be to identify and evaluate the significance of archaeological remains that may be damaged or destroyed by the proposed project, Potential effects on unknown resources must be assessed prior to the initiation of construction activities. Please note that our office now requests consultation with the Office of State Archaeology Review Archaeologist to discuss appropriate field methodologies prior to the archaeological field investigation. LOcr<thm: lull - r251) n Strut, Itak-Igh NCI 2-1 UP I 1Msib PSAddrcss:4617.%IAd'wntcrf;rnive. I:skyh NC274fY)4617 TeLephooe/Fiax-(!19) 60765701007.65" r One paper copy and a digital copy of all resulting archaeological reports, as well as one paper copy and a digital copy of the North Carolina site form for each site recorded, should be forwarded to the Office of State Archaeology through this office for review and comment as soon as they are available and in advance of any construction or ground disturbance activities. A list of archaeological consultants who have conducted or expressed an interest in contract work in North Carolina is available at www.archaeology.seder.gqv/ncarch/resouree/consultants.htrn. The archaeologists listed, or any other experienced archaeologist, may be contacted to conduct the recommended survey. The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations for Compliance with Section 106 codified at 36 CFR Part 800. Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. if you have questions concerning the above comments, please contact Renee Gledhill -Earley, environmental review coordinator, at 919-807-6579 or environmental.rcview@ncdcr.gov. I all future communication concerning this project, please cite the above -referenced tracking number. Sincerely yours, r} Ramona Bartos btu. STATE,, North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources State Historic Preservation Office Ramona M. Bartos, Administrator Governor Roy Cooper Secretary Susi H. Hamilton January 8, 2018 David B. Morton Bartlett Engineering & Surveying 1906 Nash Street South Wilson, NC 27893 Office of Archives and History Deputy Secretary Kevin Cherry Re: Archaeological Survey of the Wilson County Solid Waste Expansion Tract, Wilson County, ER 17-1519 Dear Mr. Morton: Thank you for your letter transmitting the above -referenced archaeological survey report. We have reviewed the report and offer the following comments. Intensive archaeological survey of the specified 34-acre area of potential effects resulted in the relocation and delineation of sites 31WL2 and 31WL178. Based on the artifacts recovered and soil stratigraphy revealed during the survey, Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. recommends that additional work be undertaken to determine if these sites have the potential to provide important information about the Early Archaic Period, the Tuscarora, and the eighteenth -century settlement of Wilson County. This office concurs with these recommendations. No ground -disturbing activities should be undertaken in the 31WL2 and 31WL178 site areas until they can be assessed to determine if they are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. We request that a site assessment research plan be submitted to this office for review prior to any additional archaeological fieldwork activities. Alternatively, if the proposed project can be redesigned to avoid sites 31WL2 and 31WL178, we request a preservation plan be submitted for review. Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to working with you to help protect North Carolina's historic resources. The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations for Compliance with Section 106 codified at 36 CFR Part 800. Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions concerning the above comment, contact Renee Gledhill -Earley, environmental review coordinator, at 919-807-6579 or environmental.reviewgncdcr.gov. In all future communication concerning this project, please cite the above referenced tracking number. Sincerely, c2(Ramona M. Bartos Location: 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27601 Mailing Address: 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-4617 Telephone/Fax: (919) 807-6570/807-6599 Phase II Testing Management Summary and National Register of Historic Places Statement of Eligibility For Archaeological Sites 31WL02 and 31WL178, Wilson County Solid Waste Site, Wilson County North Carolina ER 17-1519 Prepared by Bobby Southerlin Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. August 2020 Introduction In October 2017, Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. (ACC) conducted an archaeological survey of a proposed expansion tract at the Wilson County Solid Waste Site in Wilson County, North Carolina. The survey area is located just east of the town of Wilson and encompassed approximately 34 acres (Figure 1). The property is owned by Wilson County, and the project area boundaries were comprised primarily of property lines, except the eastern boundary, which is bounded by the floodplain of Buck Branch, a tributary of Toisnot Creek. The majority of the project tract was characterized by fallow agricultural fields. This survey was undertaken on behalf of Bartlett Engineering and Surveying. The goals of this investigation were to identify all archaeological resources located within the project's Area of Potential Effect (APE), assess those resources for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and make management recommendations, as appropriate. Background research was conducted at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA) in Raleigh. Two previously recorded sites were identified within the project tract, 31WL02 and 31WL178. Site 31 WL02 was recorded in 1968 by a local artifact collector who had collected Native American lithic and ceramic artifacts at the site. No NRHP eligibility recommendation was advanced for this site. Site 31WL178 was recorded in 1990. The data was based on a surface collection survey. Native American components identified included Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, and Woodland. An eighteenth -century historic component was identified based on the recovery of temporally diagnostic glass and ceramics. Based solely on the surface collection, site 31 WL 178 was recommended not eligible for the NRHP. During the course of this survey, both previously recorded sites were located, and their boundaries were formally defined (Figure 2). Site 31 WL02 was found to contain both historic and prehistoric components. Artifact deposits were relatively deep, and the deepest deposits included artifacts dating to the Early Archaic Period. Multiple ceramic period components spanning the Woodland Period were also identified. The historic component is very disturbed and mainly consists of debris associated with a nineteenth/twentieth century dairy farm complex. Historic and prehistoric components were also identified at site 31 WL 178. The prehistoric occupation spans the Woodland Period, and it was noted that there remains the potential for intact evidence of earlier occupations based on the presence of relatively deep deposits. Previous work at this site had documented Middle and Late Archaic components. The historic component consists of a middle eighteenth century occupation with a light scatter of more modern material. �_77'-~ / 'I f/ / NASH Elm City ri COUNTY 1 i a J EDGECOMBE COUNTY Sims ti Wilson 5 O � (�, Prajecl Vicnity WILSON COUNTY ` Saratoga LN(Y) Lucama 1 �a Black Creek Z Stantonsburg �� Wilson Co. Solid Waste ® County Boundary GREENE COUNTY 0 Municipal Boundary WAYNE 0 1.5 3 COUNTY 4.5 6 Miles Figure 1. Map showing approximate location of the project area. Following consultations with State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) archaeologists, a Phase II testing plan was developed to more fully assess sites 31 WL02 and 31 WL 178. This plan consisted of several tasks, including: • Excavation of five 1 by 2-meter test units; • Machine scraping away the plow zone at ten 3 by 5-meter scrapes; • Sampling of identified cultural features and analyses of their contents; • Geomorphological analysis of the project setting; • Metal detector survey; and • Detailed archival research on the historic occupations Field tasks were conducted between 3 February and 7 April 2020. Archival research and laboratory analyses are ongoing. Based on the results of this investigation, both sites have demonstrated that they retain sealed contexts which can contribute data on research themes about both historic and prehistoric lifeways. Site 31WL02 can add new information about Archaic and Woodland settlement in the region. Site 31WL178 can contribute to our understanding of early historic settlement in what is now Wilson County during the late eighteenth through early nineteenth century. This document provides an update on the Phase II testing of sites 31 WL02 and 31 WL178, including a definitive NRHP eligibility statement for each site. 31WL178 It - Y � i `- 31 WL02'` Wilson Co. Solid Waste Original APE Revised APE CDfootprint_50ftcorridor potential_pond - � Archaeological Site ti 0 50 100 150 200 !' S Meters Figure 2. Aerial map showing sites 31 WL02 and 31 WL 178 in relationship to the original APE and the revised APE. Site 31WL02 Field Results Metal Detection. Metal detection survey was conducted at 31 WL02 but with disappointing results. A previously identified late nineteenth/early twentieth century component associated with a dairy farm had been identified at the far northern part of the site, but this component was determined not eligible for the NRHP and was not the focus of metal detection efforts. Metal detection efforts were instead focused on identifying any items which could be linked to the Late Woodland (Protohistoric) component at the site. In addition to general metal detection sweeps at 7.5-meter intervals across the site area, machine scrapes and features were metal detected. Extensive metal debris was found in the northern part of the site, but no items linked to the Late Woodland (or early historic) occupation were identified. Test Units. Five test units measuring 1 by 2 meters were excavated at 31WL02 (Figure 3). These units exposed disturbed plow zone contexts ranging in depths from 20 — 35 centimeters below surface. Subsequent sub -plow zone levels were excavated in arbitrary 10-centimeter zones. Maximum depths of test units ranged between 40 and 100 centimeters below the surface. Two cultural features (Features 601 and 602) were identified in test units; Feature 601 was identified in Test Unit 201 and Feature 602 was identified in Test Unit 202. A variety of diagnostic lithic and ceramic artifacts were collected from test units. Table 1 summarizes details of the test units at 31 WL02. Unit profile photographs are presented in Appendix A. Table 1. Description of Test Units Excavated at Site 31WL02. Test Unit Prehistoric Artifact Quantity Historic Components Features Number Artifact Identified Quantity Lithics Ceramics Organic (Presence/ Absence 201 169 12 Bone 102 19th-20th cen. 601 Late Woodland Early Woodland Middle Archaic 202 240 34 Absent 6 Unknown historic 602 Late Woodland Middle Woodland Middle Archaic 203 184 50 Bone 3 L. 19' -E. 20" cen. - Late Woodland Middle Woodland Early Woodland 204 75 10 Charcoal - Late Woodland - Middle Woodland 205 136 12 Absent - Late Woodland - 31 WL178 _ '2 8 ' 9 `201 �Y ` I 202 7 +, 203 1 Y �.�• � ' � yam. Legend APE Archaeological Site Sediment Pond ■ Test Unit Scraped Area 2-ft Contour N E �s 0 20 40 60 Meters Figure 3. Map showing location of test units and machine scrapes at 31 WL02. Machine Scrapes. A total of 10 3 by 5 meter machine scrapes were excavated at 31 WL02 (see Figure 3). A backhoe with a smooth bladed bucket removed the plow zone, exposing E horizon soil. Each machine scrape was then shovel shaved. Machine scrapes 2 and 10 were abandoned due to the high water table, but two replacement scrapes were excavated in new locations. Fourteen features were identified in these scrapes. In addition, a number of diagnostic artifacts were collected while troweling the scrapes. In Scrapes 5, 8, and 12 a 10-centimeter level measuring 2 by 2 meters was excavated to sample artifact bearing zones below the plow zone. Plan views of a selection of these scrapes is presented in Appendix A. Features. A total of 17 soil anomalies were classified as Features (Table 2), and 13 were examined in more detail. Most of these are pit features, but several are possibly plow dip disturbances. Diagnostic Woodland and/or Archaic artifacts were collected from five features. Feature examination included the excavation and retrieval of soil samples for fine and water screening. Faunal preservation was fair, and faunal remains were collected from seven features. Charcoal fragments were common, and carbonized plant remains were collected from 10 features. Plan and profile views of examples of these features are presented in Appendix A. Table 2. Description of Features at Site 31 WL02. Feature Prehistoric Artifact Quantity/Weight Historic Components Location Number Artifact Quantity/ Weight Lithics Ceramics Charcoal/Bone 601 108 6 Bone-0.24g 0.2g Unknown historic Test Unit 201 Charcoal-5.3g Middle Woodland Early Woodland EarlyArchaic 602 8 1 - - Unknown prehistoric Test Unit 202 603 26 3 Bone-3.52g - Unknown prehistoric Scrape 7 Charcoal-0.9 604 117 12 Bone -3.3g 0.4g Unknown historic Scrape 7 Charcoal-22.3g Late Woodland Early Woodland Middle Archaic 605 196 78 Bone-60.75g - Late Woodland Scrape 7 Charcoal-4.6g Middle Woodland 606 153 26 Bone-4.7g 1 Unknown historic Scrape 6 Charcoal-6.8g Late Woodland Early Woodland Early Archaic 607 Not Excavated 608 Not Excavated 609 Not Excavated 610 21 - Charcoal-37.3g Unknown Prehistoric Scrape 5 611 38 Charcoal-I.Og Unknown Prehistoric Scrape 5 612 52 Charcoal-1.34g Unknown Prehistoric Scrape 5 613 STERILE 614 STERILE 615 137 8 Bone-5.99g 5 Unidentified historic Scrape 11 Charcoal-6.lg Late Woodland Middle Woodland 616 110 30 Bone-33.18g Unidentified historic Scrape 8 Charcoal- 11. 8g Early Woodland Middle Woodland 617 Not Excavated Specialized Analyses Geomorphological Analyses Dr. Christopher Moore is conducting geomorphological studies at sites 31 WL02 and 31 WL 178. He sampled three areas at the two sites and determined that they are situated on three separate terraces. The upper terrace is associated with 31 WL 178 and the middle and lower terraces are associated with 31 WL02. Dr. Moore has conducted geochemical and sedimentology analyses and has submitted three soil samples for Optically -Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating. Most of his analyses are completed, but he is waiting on a final OSL date to finish his geomorphological assessment. Dr. Moore noted a platinum (Pt) anomaly at 42.5 to 45 centimeters below the surface at 31 WL 178 and a remnant of this anomaly at 31 WL02 at the same depth. The presence of this anomaly suggests the Younger Dryas (YDB) onset zone (ca. 12,835 to 12,735 cal BP) is at this depth, indicating the shallow nature of both sites. OSL dates should help confirm this. Based on his research, Dr. Moore has noted Early Archaic points conflated with Paleo material at the same depth as a consistent pattern. The presence of flakes deeper than this depth is likely the result of trickle down due to natural processes and bioturbation. Preliminary OSL results for a sample taken at a depth of 70 centimeters below surface at 31 WL02 could be as old as 100,000 years. This result in combination with the depth of the platinum anomaly confirms the relatively shallow nature of both sites, with the human occupations being confined to the upper 45 centimeters of soil. Faunal Analysis Bone fragments were collected from seven pit features at 31WL02. A total of 115 bone fragments weighing 111.71 grams was collected during Phase 2 investigations, mostly from feature contexts (Table 3). The total assemblage biomass or metal weight is 12.37323 g. Deer accounts for the highest percentage of biomass in this assemblage followed by UID Mammal. The assemblage is in generally poor condition. Much of the bone is burned or calcined. Deer and squirrel are the only species that could be identified (Table 4). The modifications identified in the bone assemblage indicate disposal of the bone in a fire or the burning of debris in a disposal pit. Two features, 605 and 616, each yielded elements representing the entire body of a deer and these animals account for 59 percent of the assemblage's total meat weight. However, the lack of gnawing modifications indicates that all of the pit features yielding faunal material were sealed from scavengers. The presence of squirrel could indicate the exploitation of small mammals as a food source or simply the incidental presence of the animal at the site. None of the bones are suspected of being human. Table 3. Summary of Bone Recovered from Feature Contexts at 31 WL02. Feature Number�Count/Weight:::1 Bone Species Identified Feature # # / weight of bone recovered Species Identified 601 4+ / 0.56 g UID Mammal 609 - - 602 - - 610 - - 603 5+ /3.16 g UID Mammal 611 - - 604 - / 0.76 g - 612 - - 605 67 / 43.31 g UID Mammal, Deer, Squirrel 613 - 606 2+ / 4.7 g UID L . Mammal 614 - - 607 - - 615 l l+ / 6.37 g UID Mammal 608 - - 616 24+ / 33.18 g Deer Table 4. Site 31 WL02 Vertebrate Faunal Assemblage Identifications. F---iAXON NISP WEIGHT (g) MNI BIOMASS % UID Mammal 94 28.9 - - 4.313284 34.8 UID L . Mammal 2 4.18 0.756935 6.1 Odocoileus vir imanus 18 51.81 2 75 7.294109 59.0 Sciurus s . 1 0.3 1 25 0.0089 0.07 UID Bone - 26.52 - - - - TOTAL 115 111.71 3 100 12.37323 99.97 Ethnobotanical Analysis Carbonized plant remains were not uncommon in features at 31 WL02. Samples from feature contexts were submitted to Ms. Leslie E. Branch-Raymer, archaeobotanist with Paleobot of Decatur, Georgia. The purpose of the ethnobotanical analysis is to assess the conditions, variety, and preservation of plant remains and to determine likely avenues for further ethnobotanical and subsistence research at the site. Ms. Raymer's analyses will also seek to determine if domesticated plant species are present in Native American features, as well as determining what native plant species may have been used. This analysis is ongoing. Summary and NRHP Eligibility Statement The initial archaeological survey identified historic and prehistoric components at 31 WL02 (Southerlin 2017). The historic component was associated with a late nineteenth through middle twentieth century dairy farm complex. No structural remains were found during the survey, and push -piles within the nearby tree line indicated structures were likely razed. The historic component at 31 WL02 was determined to be unlikely to yield new or significant information about the historic occupation of the region. For this reason, the historic component at 31 WL02 was recommended not eligible for the NRHP. During the Phase II field investigations historic debris was found buried in shallow pits/machine scrapes, further confirming the disturbed nature of the late nineteenth through twentieth century historic component and the recommendation that the historic component at 31 WL02 is not eligible for the NRHP. Site 31WL02 retains intact cultural features associated with the Native American occupations. Intact pit features were identified in two test units and multiple machine scrapes in the northeastern part of the site. A number of the pit features yielded diagnostic Woodland ceramics. However, Late Woodland Cashie ceramics linked to post -contact Tuscaroroa Indian contexts were not identified, nor were any Late Woodland ceramics found in association with Colonial Period artifacts. Thus, while Cashie pottery was found at the site, it is believed to be associated with the pre -contact Tuscarora. There is also evidence that intact sub -plow zone Archaic contexts are present. A number of diagnostic Archaic points, as well as various amounts of lithic debris, were recovered while troweling the machine scrapes, However, geomorphological evidence suggests that the Early through Late Archaic components may be restricted to a very narrow zone between 30-40 centimeters below the ground surface. The function of the pit features at 31WL02 is currently unknown, although most appear to have been used for debris and food processing/disposal. The recovered artifacts can be used to reconstruct material cultural patterns. Preserved organic material (bone and charcoal) is present and can shed light on the subsistence and/or environmental reconstruction of what would become Wilson County. It is considered likely that many additional cultural features are present in the northeastern part of the site. Similar types of features identified at 31 WL02 have been found at other Native American sites in Wilson County, some of which were found to be associated with human burials. Based on these factors, site 31 WL02 is recommended eligible for the NRHP under Criterion D. This Phase 11 has served to define the eastern portion of site 31 WL02 as having retained the most significant features and deposits. The western portion of the site has undergone varying degrees of disturbance and no intact cultural features were identified in the test units or scrapes excavated there. Figure 4 illustrates the portion of the site that is recommended for either preservation or mitigation. If impacts to the significant portion of site 31 WL02 are to be avoided, permanent measures to ensure preservation into the future will be necessary. These measures will be determined by the SHPO but may include development and execution of a Memorandum of Agreement, establishment of a preservation or conservation easement, and the installation of permanent fencing around the site. If preservation of the significant portion of site 31 WL02 is not possible, further data recovery is recommended. It is recommended that this phase include: 1. Additional machine scraping in the vicinity of cultural features identified during the Phase 11 investigation. 2. Radiocarbon dating of multiple organic samples, especially in context with diagnostic ceramics or stone tools. 3. The complete excavation of the larger features identified during Phase II to assess whether or not they are associated with an individual household or a larger settlement type with multiple households (e.g., hamlet or village). 4. Additional specialized analyses (ethnobotanical, zooarchaeological, etc.) addressing subsistence and environmental reconstruction. Site 31WL178 Field Results Metal Detection As at site 31 WL02, metal detection sweeps were conducted at 7.5-meter intervals across the site area; machine scrapes and features were also metal detected. No early historic items linked to the late 201 ./ � . 202 /6 7/ r , 31 WLW02 g 293 4 h• 4" Legend APE QArchaeological Site ® Further Work ® Sediment Pond © Test Unit Scraped Area — 2-ft Contour N WE s 0 20 40 60 Meters Figure 4. Map showing the portion of 31 WL02 considered to retain significant deposits. eighteenth/early nineteenth century component at 31WL178 were identified. However, a dense scatter of aluminum siding fragments from the hog farm was found in the southwest part of the site. Test Units Five 1 by 2-meter test units were excavated at site 31WL178. These units were placed in areas where survey shovel tests had encountered either deep deposits or temporally diagnostic artifacts (Figure 5). The plowzone was removed as a single level; subsequent levels were excavated in 10-centimeter increments. A brief summary of each test unit's characteristics is presented in Table 5. Unit profile photographs are presented in Appendix B. Table 5. Description of Test Units Excavated at Site 31 WL 178. Test Unit Historic Artifact Quantity/Weight Prehistoric Components Features Number Artifact Identified Quantity Ceramics Glass Metal Other 201 13 10 8 5/45.lg 103 L. 181"- E. 19' cen. - Early 201 cen. Late Woodland Early Woodland Middle Archaic 202 15 9 6 144.Og 115 L. 18' -E. 19t' cen. - Archaic 203 3 7 5 1/88.8g 15 17'to mid/L. 18' cen. - 20' cen. Late Woodland 204 6 7 4 1/9.6g 81 18' -E.19' cen. - k05j - 10 :!:1:T99:1=iO Mid/L. 20::1 "' cen. - Late Woodland Machine Scrapes Ten machine scrapes measuring 3 by 5-meters were exposed at 31 WL 178 (see Figure 4). A backhoe with a smooth bladed bucket removed the plowzone, exposing E horizon soil. Each machine scrape was then shovel shaved. The depth of the plowzone was variable across the site, although it averaged between 35 and 40 centimeters below surface. Scrapes 1 through 8 contained tree stains but no cultural features. Scrape 9 contained one possible post stain and two tree burns. Scrape 10 contained a cluster of stains that were determined to be cultural in nature. Features A total of 13 circular or ovoid features of varying sizes were at least partially exposed in Scrape 10 (Table 6). Plan and profile views of these features are presented in Appendix B. Three additional soil anomalies were identified in another machine scrape, but these were determined to be tree root disturbances. Diagnostic historic ceramics from features consist primarily of creamwares and pearlwares, and strongly support a late eighteenth through early nineteenth century association. Bone and charcoal fragments were collected from almost every feature. A number of prehistoric artifacts were found in these features, but these are the result of the historic pits being dug through prehistoric contexts; no evidence of intact prehistoric contexts were found at 31WL178 _ -fr y :7 ' n a 4 20° Legend APE - Test Unit 31 WL178 2-Foot Contour Scraped area 9 S 0 10 20 30 40 50 Meters 1 inch = 30 meters Figure 5. Map showing location of test units and machine scrapes at 31 WL 178. Table 6. Description of Features at Site 31 WL 178. Feature Historic Artifact Quantity/Weight Prehistoric Components Location Number Artifact Quantity Ceramics Glass Metal Other Charcoal/ Bone 601 4 24 499.8g Bone- 33 Mid/L. 181 cen. -E. 19th Scrape 10 6.14g cen. Charcoal- Unknown prehistoric 3.1 602 - 1 0.9g Bone- 23 Unknown historic Scrape 10 17.56g Woodland Period Charcoal- 20.4 603 - - 2/3.7g Bone- 45 Middle Woodland Scrape 10 0.13g Middle Archaic Charcoal- 5.4 604 12 5 36 159.5g Bone- 95 Mid/L. 181 cen. -E. 19th Scrape 10 260.43g cen. Charcoal- Early Woodland 27.3g Late Archaic 605 - - 1 - Bone- 2 Unknown historic Scrape 10 142.88g Unknown prehistoric 606 4 2 2 371.6g Bone- 80 L. 17th — E. 19th cen. Scrape 10 15.36g Woodland Period Charcoal- 6. l l 607 30 13 25 2/747. Bone- 67 Mid/L. 18th -E. 19th cen. Scrape 10 07g 48.41g Woodland Period Charcoal- 69.85 608 5 - 828.lg Bone- 12 Unknown historic Scrape 10 0.47g Unknown prehistoric Charcoal- 20.7 609 7 4 8 212.1g Bone- Mid/L. 18th -19th cen. Scrape 10 8.82g Late Woodland Charcoal- Li Middle Woodland 21.68 Middle Archaic 610 STERILE 611 STERILE 612 STERILE 613 5 1 5 949.98 Bone- 39 E.18m-E.19' cen. Scrape 10 g 0.07g Early Woodland Charcoal- 1.95g 614 25 12 126 3/1681 Bone- 78 Mid/L. 18th -E. 19th cen. Scrape 10, .3g 160.25g Late Woodland TUs 4 and Charcoal- 5 359.95 615 5 3 7 381.lg Bone- 34 Mid/L. 181h -E. 19th cen. Scrape 10, 36.54g Woodland Period TU 8 Charcoal- 13.1 616 1 - 1 93.9 Bone- 4 E. 19' cen. Scrape 10, 3.94g Unknown prehistoric TU 9 Specialized Analyses Geomorphological Analyses See Site 31 WL02 Discussion Faunal Analysis The faunal assemblage contains 1,468 bones weighing 932.35 g, recovered from 13 features (Table 6). The total assemblage biomass or metal weight is 111.6358 g. Cow accounts for the highest percentage of biomass in this assemblage followed by pig and deer. The assemblage is in generally poor condition. Much of the bone is friable, and the vast majority could not be identified to a specific species. However, deer, cow, pig, and turtle are represented (Table 7). Pig skull fragments, teeth, and tooth fragments were recovered from Features 604, 607, and 609, suggesting the disposal of butchering debris. From Feature 614, pig elements representing head (including whole teeth), forequarter, and hindquarter, and foot are present, indicating the presence of the whole animal. Cow remains from Feature 604 represent head and forequarter elements. Based on the prevalence of burning and calcining on the bones recovered from Features 602, 604, and 607, it is apparent that debris deposited in these pits was burned. Turtle may be present on the site incidentally, although they have been utilized as a meat source. Table 6. Summary of Bone Recovered from Feature Context at 31WL178. Feature # # / weight of bone recovered Species Identified Feature # # / weight of bone recovered Species Identified 601 1 / 2.2 g Pig 609 29+ / 8.83 g UID Mammal, Pi 602 67+ / 17.56 g UID Mammal, Pig 610 - - 603 -/0.13 g - 611 - - 604 121+ / 259.39 g UID Mammal, Pig, Cow 612 - - 605 110+ / 155.62 g UID Mammal, Deer 613 -+ / 0.07 g- 606 87+ /17.11 g UID Mammal, UID Lg. Mammal 614 245+ / 158.67 g UID Mammal, Pig, Cow 607 152+ /48.41 g UID Mammal, UID Lg. Mammal, Pi 615 83+ /36.89 g Pig 608 1+ / 0.47 g Pig 616 1 / 3.94 g Cow Table 7. Site 31WL178 Vertebrate Faunal Assemblage Identifications. TAXON F- NISP WEIGHT (g) MNI BIOMASS % UID Mammal 998 125.01 - - 16.11574 14.4 UID Lg. Mammal 2 11.65 - - 1.904116 1.7 UID Lg. Mammal cf. Bos turus 1 10.6 - - 1.748941 1.6 Sus scrofa (pig) 251 210.22 3 42.8 25.72804 23 Bos Taurus (cow) 71 416.27 2 28.6 47.58144 42.6 Odocoileus A.rginianus (deer) 101 142.88 1 14.3 18.17499 16.3 Testudines Unidentified turtle 17 4.13 1 14.3 0.382549 0.03 UID Bone - 11.59 - - - - TOTAL 1,468 932.25 7 100.0 1 111.6358 99.63 Ethnobotanical Analysis Carbonized plant remains were common in features at 31WL178. As with the ethnobotanical material from 31 WL02, samples from feature contexts were submitted to Ms. Leslie E. Branch-Raymer. Her analysis is ongoing. Summary and NRHP Eligibility Statement The initial archaeological survey also identified a prehistoric component at 31 WL 178 (Southerlin 2017). During Phase Il, ceramic and lithic artifacts were found to be lightly scattered across the site. No intact midden deposits, cultural features, or intact buried cultural zones associated with the prehistoric occupation at 31 WL 178 were found. The Scrape 10 area had the highest frequency of prehistoric artifacts at the site. But this area was extremely disturbed by historic activities. A number of diagnostic prehistoric tools were found at Scrape 10, including several in historic feature pit fill. Due to the subsequent historic disturbance, the prehistoric component at this site lacks stratigraphic integrity. It is unlikely to yield new or significant information about the prehistoric occupation of the region. For this reason, the prehistoric component at 31WL178 is recommended not eligible for the NRHP. Site 31WL178 retains intact cultural features associated with the late eighteenth/early nineteenth century occupation. Temporally diagnostic ceramics, especially pearlwares and creamwares, were recovered from most of these features. The function of these pits is currently unknown, although most appear to have been used for debris and food processing/disposal. The recovered artifacts can be used as status indicators and to reconstruct material cultural patterns. Preserved organic material (bone and charcoal) is present and can shed light on the subsistence and/or animal husbandry practices of early American residents of what would become Wilson County. Based on the Phase 11 tasks conducted to date, artifact and feature distributions can be utilized to identify specific activity areas. Based on these factors, site 31 WL 178 is recommended eligible for the NRHP under Criterion D. Presently, the potential occupants of the site are unknown; however, additional archival research may be able to shed light on their identity. This Phase II has served to define the eastern portion of site 31WL178 as having retained the most significant features and deposits (Figure 6). The western portion of the site has undergone varying degrees of disturbance, and no intact cultural features were identified in the test units or scrapes excavated there. Preservation of the significant portion of site 31 WL 178 or mitigation of proposed adverse impacts should be considered. If impacts to the significant site area will be avoided, permanent measures to ensure its preservation into the future will be necessary. As noted for site 31 WL02, these measures will be determined by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and may include development and execution of a Memorandum of Agreement, establishment of a preservation or conservation easement, and the installation of permanent fencing around the site. If preservation of the significant portion of site 31 WL 178 is not possible, further data recovery is recommended. It is recommended that this phase include: 1. Additional machine scraping in the immediate vicinity of Scrape 10 in an effort to determine if any additional intact cultural features are present. We recommend a minimum of three additional machine scrapes to further attempt to identify cultural features, particularly those that may be associated with a house. 2. The expansion of Scrape 10 to fully expose all features. - , I \ Jf E f f 204 202 ■ a 201_ I 31WLW02 Legend APE Scraped area Archaeological Site ■ Test Unit Further Work 2-ft Contour Figure 6. Map showing the significant portion of site 31WL178. W-�m N WL S 0 10 20 30 40 50 Meters 3. The complete excavation of the larger features identified during Phase II to assess whether or not they are associated with a house or to determine if they represent one house, a small community with multiple households (plantation?), or some commercial/production/industrial activity. 4. Additional specialized analyses (ethnobotanical, zooarchaeological, etc.) addressing subsistence and environmental reconstruction. Conclusions and Recommendations Archaeological investigations at 31 WL02 and 31 WL 178 have identified intact archaeological contexts at both sites. Prehistoric Native American Archaic and Woodland components were identified at 31 WL02. Numerous undisturbed cultural features were identified which can help document past prehistoric settlement and subsistence patterns, as well as details of general lifeways (i.e., lithic use patterns and material preferences, ceramic technology, etc.). At 31WL178, intact contexts associated with a late eighteenth/early nineteenth century historic occupation were identified. This historic component predates the formation of Wilson County. These early settlers would have been residents of Edgecombe County at that time. Both sites are recommended eligible for the NRHP. Preservation or mitigation of portions of both sites is recommended. This document summarizes the results of Phase II testing at both sites. We anticipate having data from all specialized analyses by mid -September 2020, and a draft report ready for SHPO review by the end of September 2020. As SHPO review typically takes about 30 days, comments/acceptance by the SHPO would be expected by the end of October 2020. Appendix A 31WL02: Images of Test Units, Scrapes, and Features Test Units at 31WL02 Machine Scrapes at 31WL02 - Scrapes 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12 (Scrapes 2 and 10 abandoned) .� ...,. r Features at 31WL02 Feature 601, plan ICI i ..y Feature 613, profile . Feature 615, plan , Appendix B 31NVL178: Images of Test Units, Scrapes, and Features Test Units at 31WL178 Machine Scrapes at 31WL178 - Scrapes 1,3,5,8,10 5s l Scrape 8 r Y' •j Scrape 10 after cleanup L Features at 31WL178 �. - 1 �M7 � S Y'1 �, � +� �'ar S fir. - - _ - '�� North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources State Historic Preservation Office Ramona M. Barw-,;, Admintstrazor C;nverruir Roy Cooper, Secrrfary I], Reid Wilson April 29, 2021 Dawn Reid dawn reidCr arch, c Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas 121 East First Street Clayton, NC 27520 Re: Phase 11 ArchaeoIogical Investigations at the Wilson County Landfill: Sites 3I WL02 and 31 WL 178, Wilson County, ER 17-I519 Dear Ms. Reid: Thank you for your submission of the report and site forms for the above -referenced project. We have reviewed the information provided and offer the following comments. Archaeological investigations at sites 31 WL2 and 31 WL 178 identified intact deposits that have the potential to provide important information about the past. American Indian use of both site areas, which are separated by a farm road, is documented for the Early Archaic through the Late Woodland Periods. Given the presence of artifacts attributed to the same time periods on both sides of the farm road, sites 31 WL2 and 31 WL 178 are perhaps best understood as a single multicomponent site. This is corroborated by the geomorphology study, which identified an anomaly dating to the Younger Dryas onset (ca. 12,800 calendar years before present) at 41-45 cm (14.5-17.7 inches) below the ground surface at both sites, establishing lateral correlation between them. Site 31 WL 178 is distinguished by the presence of features that date ca. 1770 to 1830 and are potentially associated with Samuel Farmer's ownership of the property. Samuel Farmer had extensive land holdings and was a slave owner. Given the presence of a diverse artifact assemblage as well as faunal and botanical remains, additional investigations of the eighteenth and early ninetlwenth century deposits at 31 WL178 have the potential to provide information about the early economic and social history of Wilson County. f We concur that sites 31 WL2 and 31 WL178 are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D. Both sites are eligible at the local level in the category of prehistoric archaeology, with site 3I WL178 also having components that may yield important information in the categories of historic archaeology and exploration/settlement. The variety of analyses brought to bear on materials collected from 31 WL2 and 31 WL 178 as part of the present work is commendable, as they highlight the multiple lines of evidence that are present at these sites. We understand it is the intent of the applicant to avoid portions of -sites 31 WL2 and 31 WL178. Given the demonstrated significance of these sites, we recommend that consideratipn be given to redesigning the Project to completely avoid them. If this is not feasible, we recommend development of a plan to mitigate adverse effects to the portions of these sites that will be affected by the project. This plan should be Location: U19 11,2€I Jr n" Strrcr, k;duph Nr: 27601 Mailing Address' 4617 Mail `—icr (Inrer, Raie* W. 27699-4617 Telephone/Fax: (919) 814-657fi/814."98 Y developed with consideration for what is known about the areas to be affected, including the potential for American Indian burials and other features, the Younger Dryas onset anomaly, and documented variations in artifact density. We request that the report be revised before resubmittal so that it contains the following information: • Designations for test units and scrapes at site 31 WL178 illustrated in Figure 4.1 (p:102) ■ Site maps showing the locations of identified features • Revision of project area maps to include the proposed sediment pond as -part of the area of potential effects The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations for Compliance with Section 106 codified at 36 CFR Part 800. Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions concerning the above comment, contact Renee Gledhill -Earley, environmental review coordinator, at 919-814-6579 or env ironmental.review(a-)ncdcr.gov. In all future communication concerning this project, please cite the above referenced tracking number. Sincerely, Ramona Bartos, Deputy -' State Historic Preservation Officer Supplemental Phase II Investigations at 31WL178 Addendum to Phase II Archaeological Investigations at the Wilson County Landfill: Sites 31 WL02 and 31 WL178 Wilson County, North Carolina Southerlin et al. 2021 ER 17-1519 Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. June2021 Supplemental Phase II Investigations at 31WL178 Addendum to Phase II Archaeological Investigations at the Wilson County Landfill: Sites 31 WL02 and 31 WL178 Wilson County, North Carolina ER 17-1519 Prepared for Smith & Gardner Raleigh, North Carolina by Dawn Reid Senior Archaeologist �Gt b Southerlin Principal Investigator Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. June 2021 In October 2017, Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. (ACC) conducted an archaeological survey of a proposed expansion tract at the Wilson County Solid Waste Site in Wilson County, North Carolina. The survey area is located just east of the town of Wilson and encompassed approximately 34 acres. The property is owned by Wilson County, and the project area boundaries were comprised primarily of property lines, except the eastern boundary, which is bounded by the floodplain of Buck Branch, a tributary of Toisnot Creek. The majority of the project tract was characterized by fallow agricultural fields, but foundations and waste ponds from use of the property as a hog farm were also present. Two previously recorded sites were identified within the project tract, 31WL02 and 31WL178. Site 31 WL02 was recorded in 1968 by a local artifact collector who had collected Native American lithic and ceramic artifacts at the site. No National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility recommendation was advanced for this site. Site 31 WL 178 was recorded in 1990. The data was based on a surface collection survey. Native American components identified included Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, and Woodland. An eighteenth -century historic component was identified based on the recovery of temporally diagnostic glass and ceramics. During the course of this survey, both previously recorded sites were located, and their boundaries were formally defined (Southerlin 2017). Site 31WL02 was found to contain both historic and prehistoric components. Artifact deposits were relatively deep, and the deepest deposits included artifacts dating to the Early Archaic Period. Multiple ceramic period components spanning the Woodland Period were also identified. The historic component is very disturbed and mainly consists of debris associated with a nineteenth/twentieth century dairy farm complex. Historic and prehistoric components were also identified at site 31 WL 178. The prehistoric occupation spans the Woodland Period, and it was noted that there remains the potential for intact evidence of earlier occupations based on the presence of relatively deep deposits. Previous work at this site had documented Middle and Late Archaic components. The historic component consists of a possible middle eighteenth century occupation with a light scatter of more modern material. Because both sites appeared to retain sufficient integrity to have further research potential, their NRHP eligibility recommendation were classified as "unassessed." Additional evaluation (i.e., Phase II testing) of both sites was recommended in order to definitively determine the NRHP eligibility of both sites. This recommendation was concurred with by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and Phase 11 testing excavations were conducted between February and April 2020. The Phase 11 testing of site 31 WL 178 included detailed archival research, the excavation of five 1- by 2-meter test units, machine scrapes that exposed approximately 175 m2, and the excavation of 15 cultural features. All but one of the cultural features were exposed in Scrape 10 in the eastern portion of the site. This complex was comprised of numerous pits, many overlapping. Based on artifacts, bone, and ethnobotanical material recovered, it appears that these pits were used for debris disposal. Based on archival research and artifact analysis, the historic occupation at 31WL178 extended from approximately 1770 through 1830 and is associated with Samuel Farmer's ownership of the property. Artifact analysis suggests high middle class socioeconomic status for the site occupants. Samuel Farmer held extensive land holdings and was a slave owner. Bone was moderately abundant but preservation was generally poor. Several large elements were piece plotted and identified to species in the field. Upon removal from their soil matrix, most crumbled. Botanical remains were also abundant and preservation was good. Ethnobotanical analysis identified a number of domesticates, including corn, grape, and peach. The Scrape 10 area had the highest frequency of prehistoric artifacts. But this area was extremely disturbed by historic activities. A number of diagnostic prehistoric tools were found at Scrape 10, including several in historic feature pit fill. Due to the subsequent historic disturbance, the prehistoric component at this site lacks stratigraphic integrity. It is unlikely to yield new or significant information about the prehistoric occupation of the region. For this reason, the prehistoric component at 31WL178 was recommended not eligible for the NRHP. Site 31WL178 was found to retain intact cultural features associated with the late eighteenth/early nineteenth century occupation. Temporally diagnostic ceramics, especially pearlwares and creamwares, were recovered from most of these features. The function of these pits is currently unknown, although most appear to have been used for debris and food processing/disposal. The recovered artifacts could be used as status indicators and to reconstruct material cultural patterns. Preserved organic material (bone and charcoal) was present and could shed light on the subsistence and/or animal husbandry practices of early American residents of what would become Wilson County. Artifact and feature distributions could be further utilized to identify specific activity areas. Based on these factors, site 31WL178 was recommended eligible for the NRHP under Criterion D. Only the eastern portion of the site was determined to contain significant deposits and features and that portion of the site was delineated for preservation. Following review of the Phase 11 testing document, the SHPO requested additional excavations in the western portion of the site. Site 31WL178 is on the highest in elevation in the project area and sits on a relatively flat to slightly sloping terrace overlooking the modern Toisnot Swamp floodplain. A sloped/scoured terrace surface between 31WL178 and lower terrace fluvial deposits was likely incised by Toisnot Swamp/Creek. Flood traction deposits and reworking of sediments is the most likely site formation process at 31WL178 and it was determined through geomorphology analysis that less than 40-45 centimeters of sediments have been deposited over the last 10,000 years. However, former stable surfaces were identified at 27 and 40 centimeters below surface (cmbs) based on granulometry data and the presence of a YD onset Pt anomaly at 42-45 cmbs. The rapid decrease in artifact frequency below 40 centimeters was interpreted to represent a lower boundary for the majority of in -situ occupation floors (Moore et al. 2018). The supplemental excavations were intended to explore the possible Early Archaic zone at the 42-45-centimeter depth in the portions of the site that were not slated for preservation. These supplemental excavations were comprised of machine scraping and the excavation of 2 by 2- meter units. A smoothed bladed machine removed A -horizon soils, exposing the transition to E-horizon soils in the southwestern portion of the site (Figure 1). Each scrape measured 3 by 5 meters. Following removal of the topsoil, each scrape was shovel shaved and examined for possible soil anomalies exposed at depths of 38 and 35 centimeters, respectively. A 2 by 2-meter unit was delineated in the northeast corner of each scrape. Each unit was excavated in 10-centimeter levels into loamy clay subsoil beneath the possible occupation zone. These efforts are discussed in detail below. Scrape 11 Scrape 11 was placed in the south-central portion of site 31WL178 (Figure 1). Two machine scrapes and a 1 by 1 test unit excavated during testing in this area were unproductive; however, this portion of the site had yielded prehistoric lithic debitage during survey. The machine removed approximately 38 centimeters of topsoil, exposing the E-horizon. No potentially cultural soil anomalies were noted (Figure 2). One quartz flake and one piece of quartz shatter were piece plotted in the scrape floor. Unit 206 was placed in the northeast corner of Scrape 11. This unit measured 2 by 2 meters and was excavated in two arbitrary levels. Unit fill was by removed by quadrants and screened through 0.25-inch hardware mesh. All recovered artifacts were bagged by quadrant. Inc. Phase I1 Investigations: 31WL02 and 31WL178 Wilson County, North Carolina a � �� {�'"� r 7 . • —.gam _�� _,- 7 -�s 20 -'Olt� A-; 31WL178 Project Boundary • Positive Revised APE • Negative Site Boundary (NottXsca'No pig ❑ 1X2 rn Test Unit (Motto scale) 3 x 5 Scrape (Not to Scale) r ` 0 10 20 30 40 w'' , + T Meters s / Figure 0. Map showing location of the supplemental scrapes and test units at 31 WL 178. Inc. Phase Il Investigations: 31WL02 and 31WL178 Wilson County, North Carolina a .'�--,.ors y�y-�-'`�` �•""� � i.F: -�,� -J`t Figure 2. Plan view of Scrape 11 following shovel shaving. III Level 1 was excavated from 38 to 48 cmbs through very compact pale brown (10YR6/3) silty loam. A total of 26 artifacts was recovered from this level (Table 1). The majority of the flakes are very small thinning flakes, indicative of tertiary reduction and/or tool resharpening but none can be attributed to a specific temporal occupation. The single ceramic is a residual sherd (<2cm). Level 2 was excavated to a depth of 58 cmbs through yellowish brown (10YR5/6) clay loam (Figure 3). Three metavolcanic and one quartz thinning flakes were recovered from Level 2: one from the southwest quadrant, one from the northeast quadrant, and two from the northwest quadrant. Table 1. Summary of Artifacts Recovered from Unit 206. Level 1. Artifact Type # Recovered by Quadrant NE SE NW SW Metavolcanic flake/flake fragment 2 4 9 4 Quartz flake/flake fragment 3 2 - 1 Residual sherd 1 - - - TOTAL 6 6 9 5 Inc. Phase I1 Investigations: 31WL02 and 31WL178 Wilson County, North Carolina Figure 3. Plan view of Unit 206, base of Level 2. A full profile of Scrape 11 was drawn and photographed in the field. From the ground surface, the soil profile was comprised of 32 centimeters of very dark grayish brown (10YR3/2) silty sand overlying pale brown (10YR6/3) silty loam. Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) clay loam subsoil was encountered at depths ranging from 40 to 52 centimeters below the ground surface. Figure 4 presents a view of the scrape and unit profiles. The potential Early Archaic zone soils consisted of pale brown silty loam, although no temporally diagnostic artifacts were recovered from this soil zone. Scrape 12 Scrape 12 was excavated immediately southwest of Scrape 11 (see Figure 1). The machine removed approximately 35 centimeters of topsoil. The scrape was then shovel shaved. Two potentially cultural soil anomalies were identified and designated as Features 701 and 702 (Figure 5). Unit 207, measuring 2 by 2 meters, was defined in the northeast corner of the scrape. Feature 702 was located in the southwest corner of the unit. Feature 701 was located outside of the unit in the western portion of the scrape. One piece of quartz shatter and one metavolcanic flake fragment were piece plotted in the floor of the scrape. Unit 207 was excavated in a single arbitrary 10-centimeter level to a maximum depth of 45 centimeters. The upper portion of the level contained very compact brownish yellow (10YR6/6) clayey loam. The lower portion of the level contained dark yellowish brown (10YR4/6) loamy clay subsoil (Figure Inc. Phase I1 Investigations: 31WL02 and 31WL178 Wilson County, North Carolina Figure 4. Full north profile in Scrape 11. 6). Three metavolcanic thinning flakes were recovered from the northwest quadrant. The other quadrants were sterile. Feature 702 was pedestalled during unit excavation and removed separately. In plan view, this anomaly consisted of an irregular stain of very dark grayish brown (10YR3/2) silty loam measuring approximately 30 centimeters in diameter. The north half of this stain was removed and screened through 0.25-inch hardware mesh. No artifacts were recovered. In profile, this stain extended to below a depth of 1.0 meter below the ground surface, where it spread in width (Figure 7). This stain was determined to be the result of natural processes (i.e., tree bum/rot). Feature 702 was located in the western portion of the scrape. In plan view, this anomaly appeared to consist of two overlapping stains (Figure 8). The southern stain was roughly circular and consisted of dark yellowish brown (10YR3/4) silty loam. The northern stain consisted of dark yellowish brown (10YR3/4) with inclusions of red (2.5YR5/8) loamy clay and specks of charcoal. The southern stain was bisected and the east half was removed and the fill screened. One metavolcanic thinning flake was recovered from the feature fill and one quartz core fragment was recovered from the surrounding matrix. In profile this anomaly was poorly defined (Figure 9). The northern stain was bisected and the south half was removed and screened. One metavolcanic flake was recovered from the fill. In profile, this stain had a basin shaped base that terminated at a depth of 10 centimeters below the scrape surface (Figure 10). Both of these stains were determined to be the result of natural processes. Inc. Phase I1 Investigations: 31WL02 and 31WL178 Wilson County, North Carolina Figure 5. Plan view of Scrape 12. r �rrrrr WOW - Figure 6. Plan view of Unit 207, base of Level 1. Inc. Phase I1 Investigations: 31WL02 and 31WL178 Wilson County, North Carolina ...� fie¢-fvre 7Ga r Kr. Figure 7. South profile of Feature 702. ih 3l W U78 SC RAPE # 12 P1an-e.- of FEPTUR-L Ir i0l a>a n= rn = Figure 8. Feature 701, plan view. Inc. Phase I1 Investigations: 31WL02 and 31WL178 Wilson County, North Carolina 31WL1�{ $ aGaiew Figure 9. West profile of Feature 701. 3ML178 SrrCRAP� # W r.41 Figure 10. North profile of Feature 702. Inc. Phase II Investigations: 31WL02 and 31WL178 Wilson County, North Carolina No cultural features were identified in Scrapes 11 and 12. Although the artifacts recovered in the potential lower occupation zone could date to the earliest period of human settlement, no temporally diagnostics were recovered. Artifacts were relatively sparse and their small size confirm Moore et al.'s (2018) view that the displacement of very small artifacts below occupation levels is common at Coastal Plain sites in the Southeast due purely to natural processes. These supplemental excavations have confirmed the lack of significant deposits in the western portion of the site 31L178. As discussed in Southerlin et al. (2021), the portion of site 31 WL178 that contains significant deposits and intact cultural features will be preserved. In addition, the entirety of site 31 WL02 will be preserved in place. The proposed sediment pond has been relocated outside of the site boundaries. Figure 11 shows the areas slated for preservation within the proposed landfill expansion area. 44 Wilson County Soilid Waste Tract Boundary Archaeological Site Revised APE Area to be Preserved N 0 40 80 120 160 4'E Meters y Figure IL Map showing areas slated for preservation. Inc. Phase I1 Investigations: 31WL02 and 31WL178 Wilson County, North Carolina References Cited Moore, C. R., Mark J. Brooks, I. Randolph Daniel, Jr., Andrew H. Ivester, James K. Feathers, and Terry E. Barbour 2018 Regional Manifestations of Late Quaternary Climate Change and Archaeological Site Burial along the South Atlantic Coastal Plain. In Early Human Life on the Southeastern Coastal Plain edited by Albert C. Goodyear and Christopher R. Moore, pp. 193-235. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. Southerlin, Bobby, Dawn Reid, Brooke Brilliant, Christopher Moore, and Lesley Raymer 2021 Phase II Archaeological Investigations at the Wilson County Landfill: Sites 31 WL02 and 31 WL178, Wilson County, North Carolina. Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc., Clayton, NC. Inc. Phase I1 Investigations: 31WL02 and 31WL178 Wilson County, North Carolina North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources State Historic Preservation Office Ramona hi. Hartos, Adminimrator S;(wemor Rsiy Choler Sccrermy D. Reid Wilmn July 5, 2021 Dawn Reid dawnreid(a),archcon.ore Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas w 121 East First Street Clayton, North Carolina 27520 Re: Phase II Archaeological Investigations at the Wilson County Landfill: Sites 31WL02 and 31 W L 178: and Supplemental Phase 11 Investigations at 31 W L 178, Wilson County, ER 17-1519 Dear Ms. Reid: Thank you for your submission of the revised report and addendum report for the above -referenced project. We have reviewed the information provided and offer the following comments. In a letter dated April 29, 2021, we concurred that sites 31 WL2 and 31 WL178 are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D. We understand it is the intent of the applicant to avoid the portions of sites 31 WL2 and 31 WL 178 that are eligible for listing in the National Register. Based on the results of the supplemental work conducted at 31 W L 178, we concur that the portion of the site outside the proposed preservation area depicted in Figure I 1 of the addendum report does not contribute to its National Register eligibility, and no further consideration of archaeological resources are warranted for that area. For us to determine`that sites 31 WL2 and 31 WL 178 will not be affected by the proposed undertaking, we request that a preservation plan be developed and forwarded to this office for review and comment. We recommend that proposed measures be selected to ensure sites 31 WL2 and 31 WL 178 are protected in perpetuity. This could be accomplished by establishing a cultural conservation easement or divesting the sites to a land trust such as the Archaeological Conservancy (https:llwww.arcliaeolo_ alronsery_ancy.ors;about-usWe recommend contacting Kelley Berliner of the Archaeological Conservancy at Tac.eastem@gmail.com for more information about potential preservation measures. _ Finally, in our letter of April 29 we requested that the Phase II report be revised before resubmittal so that it contains the following information: — Designations for test units and scrapes at site 31 WL 178 illustrated in Figure 4.1 (p.102) — Site maps showing the locations of identified features — Revision of project area maps to include the proposed sediment pond as part of the area of potential effects Location: 101) I mt jontx Sweet, "1(. }ih NUI 27601 Mailing Addrrss: 4617 [Hail Sm ice (:niter, R.-angh NC 37649-4617 Telephone/Fax (419) ii14-6570/814-6999 W, f We have received a paper copy of the revised report, but not a digital copy on disk as specified by Office of State Archaeology guidelines (htt s:l/fiies.nc, ov/diicr-arch/OSA Guidelines Dec2017. df, pages 17-18). Once we have received the digital copy, we will proceed with our review of the revised report. The above comments are made pursuant to Section 105 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations for Compliance with Section 106 codified at 36 CFR Part 800. Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions concerning the above comment, contact Renee Gledhill -Earley, environmental review coordinator, at`919-814-6579 or environmental.reviewnncdcr. =ov. In ill future communication concerning this project, please cite the above referenced tracking. number. Sincerely, Ramona Bartos, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer DocuSign Envelope ID: 6D0104D3-2D41-43C2-993C-914194E1A772 3.1 Floodplains The main drainage feature on the site is Toisnot Swamp. As shown on Figure 2, no floodplains exist within the proposed Area 2 footprint. 3.2 Wetlands (and Streams) Soil and Environmental Consultants, P.A. (S&EC) performed a wetland delineation, which was confirmed by the USACE on February 28, 2020. None of the wetlands identified at the facility will be impacted by the proposed expansion. Wetland survey information is provided in Appendix A.1. 3.3 Unstable Areas Past site investigations indicates no areas of soft ground, mines, voids, or other unstable areas within the future expansion area with respect to slope stability and settlement potential that could potentially damage or disrupt structural components of the proposed landfill. Also, the soil types (Wagram (WaB), Norfolk (NOB), and Gritney (GtB2)) indicated on USDA-NRCS soil survey information (Appendix A.2) are sandy loams to loamy sands and are not problematic with respect to the development of the proposed landfill. Detailed slope stability and settlement analyses have been performed as part of the permit to construct application, and is included in the Facility and Engineering Plan (Attachment E). 3.4 Cultural Resources Cultural resources investigations were conducted by Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, Inc. (ACC) in the proposed Wilson County landfill project area between October 2017 and May 2021. The North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) initially required Phase I archaeological survey of approximately 34 acres bounded by the flooplain of Buck Branch. Within this area were two previously recorded archaeological sites: 31WL02 and 31WL178. Both sites were identified during the survey and their boundaries were fully delineated. Based on the survey data, additional work was recommended for both sites. The SHPO concurred with this recommendation and Phase II testing excavations were subsequently conducted at both sites. These excavations confirmed that site 31WL02 and a portion of site 31WL178 retained significant deposits and intact cultural features and both sites were recommended eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The SHPO concurred with this recommendation and requested that the project design be modified to allow for the preservation of these sites. They further recommended that additional machine scraping and unit excavation be conducted in the western portion of site 31WL178. These tasks were conducted during the week of May 24, 2021. The report on these supplemental excavations was accepted by the SHPO. Wilson County Westside C&D Landfill -Area 2 August 2020 Revised July 2021 Site Study Page 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 6D0104D3-2D41-43C2-993C-914194E1A772 The landfill boundary and ancillary facilities have been established as a result of the investigations to preserve the entirety of site 31 WL02 and the eastern portion of site 31 WL178. Prior to site disturbance a preservation plan detailing the proposed preservation measures to be undertaken by Wilson County, including permanent fenceing and signage, will be submitted to SHPO. Complete documentation of SHPO correspondence and all archaeological studies is provided in Appendix A.3. 3.5 State Nature and Historic Preserves The proposed expansion area will not adversely affect any lands included in the State Nature and Historic Preserve. The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program furnished a letter on February 13, 2020 (Appendix A.4) stating that there are no rare species, important natural communities, natural areas and or conservation/management areas within the proposed project boundary. 3.6 Water Supply Watersheds The proposed expansion area is not located in a water supply watershed as classified by 15A NCAC.02B.0200. The landfill is located in the drainage basin of Toisnot Swamp, a Class C surface water, in the Neuse River Basin (Appendix A.5). 3.7 Threatened and Endangered Species. The future expansion area will not adversely affect any known rare and endangered species habitats. Threatened and endangered species information is provided in Appendix A.6. 4.0 LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVAL Local government approval was received during the June 1, 2020 County Commissioners meeting; supporting documentation including, notification of adjoining landowners, public notice, and commissioners meeting minutes are provided in Attachment D to the Permit to Construct Application. 5.0 FACILITY PLAN A facility and engineering plan is included in Attachment F to the Permit to Construct Application. 6.0 SITE HYDROGEOLOGIC REPORT This section describes the site hydrogeologic report which was completed following the requirements of 15A NCAC 13B.1623(al. 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EXISTING CONDITIONS BASED ON FIELD SURVEY DATED MAY 27, 2020. n 1001 ` I I� DESIGNED: PROJECT NO: S.W.H. WILSON 20-1 DRAWN: SCALE: \ / ` CLOSED DEMOLITION � R.V.M. AS SHOWN APPROVED: DATE: JULY 2020 PERMIT ISSUE I LANDFILL AREA ' 1 WILSON-D0011 0 400' 800' 1200' NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION SHEET NUMBER: DRAWING NUMBER: FIG. 2 © 2021 Smith Gardner, Inc.