Phase II Cultural Resources Investigations at 24 Arcbaeological Sites at Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia

Author(s): Robert Clarke; Edna Johnston; Sue Kozarek; Len Winter

Year: 1999

Summary

Phase II cultural resources investigations were conducted at 24 archaeological sites (44PGI72, 44PGl84, 44PG185, 44PGI89, 44PGI90, 44PG200, 44PG207, 44PG23I, 44PG240, I 44PG241, 44PG245, 44PG247, 44PG250, 44PG25I, 44PG252, 44PG253, 44PG254, 44PG257, 44PG258, 44PG266, 44PG267, 44PG272, 44PG277, and 44PG279) on the property of Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia Following standard archaeological survey guidelines, these sites were evaluated with regard to their potential eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria A, B, C, and D. As a result of these investigations, a total of 50.5 acres was surveyed at Fort Lee. To determine whether the archaeological sites were eligible to the NRHP, archaeological investigations at each site entailed the excavation of a gridwork of "ground-truthing" shovel tests and fixed one-meter test units. Shovel tests enabled archaeologists to determine the horizontal and vertical extent of sites. The stratigraphic excavation of larger test units enabled archaeologists to best evaluate the content of sites and so determine the capability of the cultural resource to yield relevant information about the archaeological past. To place sites in their proper context, a search of both historic and scientific documents was undertaken in order to root archaeological resources in time and space.

In summary, Phase II cultural resources investigations at Fort Lee were concentrated at six I prehistoric sites (44PG185, 44PG24I , 44PG245, 44PG25I, 44PG252, and 44PG253), six historic sites (44PG200, 44PG257, 44PG258, 44PG266, 44PG272, and 44PG277), and twelve multicomponent sites (44PG172, 44PG184, 44PG189, 44PG190, 44PG207, 44PG231, 44PG240, I 44PG247, 44PG250, 44PG254, 44PG267, and 44PG279).

Of that total number, Gray & Pape archaeologists recommend that two prehistoric (44PGI85 I and 44PG251), one historic (44PG277), and six multicompomint (44PGl84, 44PGl89, 44PGI90, 44PG240, 44PG250, and 44PG279) archaeological sites be considered potentially eligible to the National Register of Historic Places.

Cite this Record

Phase II Cultural Resources Investigations at 24 Arcbaeological Sites at Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia. Robert Clarke, Edna Johnston, Sue Kozarek, Len Winter. 1999 ( tDAR id: 392526) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8SB46RS

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Historic • Late Archaic • Middle Woodland • PaleoIndian • Prehistoric • Woodland

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical • Metal • Shell

Site Name
44PG172 • 44PG184 • 44PG185 • 44PG189 • 44PG190 • 44PG200 • 44PG207 • 44PG231 • 44PG240 • 44PG241 • 44PG245 • 44PG247 • 44PG250 • 44PG251 • 44PG252 • 44PG253 • 44PG254 • 44PG257 • 44PG258 • 44PG266 • 44PG267 • 44PG272 • 44PG277 • 44PG279

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Military Earthwork • Mound / Earthwork • Pit • Railroad • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management • Historic Background Research • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Artifact Inventory • Phase II

Geographic Keywords
Fort Lee • Prince George County (County) • Virginia (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
19th Century CE • 20th Century CE • Historic • Prehistoric • World War I

Spatial Coverage

min long: -77.383; min lat: 37.207 ; max long: -77.301; max lat: 37.263 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Patty Conte

Principal Investigator(s): Len Winter

Project Director(s): W. Kevin Pape

Repository(s): Fort Lee Regional Archaeological Curation Facility

Prepared By(s): Gray & Pape Inc.

Submitted To(s): Environmental Restoration Company

Record Identifiers

VDHR File Number(s): 95-0007

Accession Number (s): FL1999.001

Contract Number(s): DACW 65-93-C-0140

Project Number(s): 93-73

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