Cultural Resources Survey Vol. 2, Part B, Survey of 7256 Acres of Timber Harvest Area at Strom Thurmond Lake 1995-1996

Panamerican Consultants, Inc., archaeologically surveyed approximately 2936.5 hectares (ha) [7,256 acres (ac)] in response to a Scope of Work for Cultural Resources Survey of a timber harvest area adjacent to Thurmond Lake, McCormick County, South Carolina. The District Forester for Thurmond Lake requested that a cultural resources survey be conducted in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, executive Order 11593 (Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment), and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974.

Fieldwork took place between the middle of February at the end of May, 1995, for a total of approximately 65 working days. The purpose of the project was designed to locate and assess the significance of cultural resources within the project area by means of an intensive and systematic cultural resources survey.

The scope of work called for intensive pedestrian survey and subsurface testing in order to locate cultural resources, determine their horizontal and vertical boundaries, stratigraphy, integrity, and cultural association, and evaluate their research potential. A total of 10,197 shovel tests were excavated, including 556 that produced cultural material. The remainder either produced negative results (6,691) or were not excavated (2,956) due to disturbances, such as push piles or roads, slopes greater than 15%, standing water or surface visibility greater than 40%. Shovel tests averaged 30 centimeters (cm) (11.8 inches [in]) in diameter and were excavated to a minimum of 30 cm (11.8in), unless precluded by subsoil (clay), impenetrable roots, or rocks. A total volume of approximately 155.3148 cubic meters (m3) was excavated by shovel testing during this survey project.

泛美咨询公司（Panamerican Consultants, Inc.）为响应南卡罗来纳州麦考密克县瑟蒙德湖周边伐木区的文化资源调查作业范围要求，完成了约2936.5公顷（合7256英亩）的考古勘查工作。瑟蒙德湖林区负责人依据经修订的1966年《国家历史保护法》、行政命令11593号（《保护与提升文化环境》）及1974年《考古与历史保护法》，委托开展本次文化资源调查。
野外作业于1995年2月中旬至5月末开展，累计作业时长约65个工作日。本项目旨在通过集约化、系统化的文化资源勘查，定位项目区域内的文化遗存并评估其科学价值。
本次作业要求开展密集步行勘查与地下试掘，以定位文化遗存、确定其水平与垂直分布边界、地层学特征、保存完整性及文化属性关联，并评估其研究潜力。本次调查共布设并开挖10197个探铲测试坑，其中556个坑出土了文化遗物。剩余探坑中，6691个未发现任何遗存，另有2956个因受推土堆、道路、坡度超过15%的坡面、积水或地表可见度大于40%等干扰因素未进行开挖。探铲测试坑的平均直径为30厘米（cm，合11.8英寸[in]），开挖深度不低于30厘米（11.8英寸），若遇亚黏土、密实根系或岩石则无法继续加深。本次探铲试掘的总开挖体积约为155.3148立方米（m³）。