PHASE I ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF APPROXIMATELY 360 ACRES AT THE PINE TREE TRACT AIKEN COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

"During April 11–21, 2005, TRC conducted an intensive Phase I archaeological survey of approximately 360 acres at the Pine Tree Tract, located one mile northwest of the community of Vaucluse in Aiken County, South Carolina. The project area is bound by Sage Mill Branch on the west, Interstate-20 on the south, State Highway 105 (Old Vaucluse Road) and the headwaters of Camp Branch to the east, and other portions of the Pine Tree tract to the north. The project area is a 360-acre portion of a larger, 1,600-acre tract that was the subject of a reconnaissance survey in March 2005 (deNeeve 2005). This portion of the tract, designated Area C, was believed to have a high potential for containing intact archaeological sites based on topography, distance to water, soil type, and minimal prior land disturbance. Archaeological survey of the 360 acres identified six new sites—38AK943 through 38AK948— and ten isolated finds. All of the sites were classified as nondiagnostic lithic scatters and none are eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. As a result, no additional archaeological investigations are recommended for Area C of the Pine Tree Tract."