Final Report Phase I Reconnaissance Cultural Resources Assessment of the Shoot House and Urban Assault Compound, Fort A.P. Hill Caroline County, Virginia

Paciulli, Simmons & Associates, Ltd., requested a Phase IA cultural resources survey associated with the planned Shoot House and Urban Assault Compound, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The project area is located in the north central portion of the Fort A.P. Hill Military Reservation and is composed of approximately 61 square hectares (150 square acres). The goal of this cultural resources assessment was to determine if any known historic properties were located in the APE and to determine the likelihood of unrecorded cultural resources being located there. High, medium, and low probability areas for cultural resources were identified and appropriate testing strategies recommended for each type. Background research and limited field investigations were utilized to accomplish these goals. Fieldwork included the excavation of 38 shovel tests; 10 of these were positive, and resulted in the identification of 2 archaeological sites, both late nineteenth-/early twentieth-century domestic sites, and one military-related refuse scatter less than 50 years old. Additional testing is needed at both sites to determine if they are potentially eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. No additional testing is needed at the refuse scatter due to its recent age. Additional intensive-level (Phase 1B) survey is recommended in selected portions of the project area. This report also contains the artifact catalog as an appendix.帕丘利-西蒙斯联合有限公司（Paciulli, Simmons & Associates, Ltd.）受委托，针对弗吉尼亚州卡罗琳县阿普·希尔堡（Fort A.P. Hill）规划建设的射击训练场与城市突击训练场项目，开展第一阶段IA类（Phase IA）文化资源调查。项目区域位于阿普·希尔堡军事保留地的中北部片区，总面积约61公顷（150英亩）。本次文化资源评估的目标为：一是核查潜在影响范围（APE, Area of Potential Effect）内是否存在已登记的历史遗存，二是研判该区域内存在未记录文化资源的可能性。研究人员划定了文化资源分布的高、中、低概率区域，并针对各类型区域提出了适配的勘探策略。本次评估通过背景文献调研与有限实地勘查完成了既定工作目标。 实地工作共计开挖38个铲式测试探坑（shovel tests），其中10个探坑获得阳性发现，确认了2处考古遗址——均为19世纪末至20世纪初的居住类遗址，以及1处年代不足50年的军事相关垃圾散布点。需对上述两处考古遗址开展进一步勘探，以判定其是否具备纳入美国国家历史遗迹名录（National Register of Historic Places）的潜在资格。鉴于该垃圾散布点年代较近，无需开展额外勘探工作。建议在项目区域的选定片区开展强化型实地调查（第一阶段1B类，Phase 1B）。 本报告附录包含文物目录。