Archaeological Survey of the RSR Corporation Facility Area Tract, Aiken County, South Carolina

"This study represents a preliminary historical and intensive archaeological survey of the 440 acre RSR Corporation tract near the town of Montmorenci in Aiken County. The primary purpose of this investigation is to identify and assess the archaeological remains present in the tract, although secondary goals are to examine the relationship between prehistoric and historic settlement patterns and water sources.
As a result of this work nine archaeological sites were identified, primarily through the use of systematic shovel testing in wooded areas and pedestrian surveys in agricultural fields. Of the identified archaeological sites, two contained prehistoric components and nine contained historic components. Site 38AK504 is a standing structure located off the survey tract approximately 1000 feet to the east. One site (38AK511) is recommended as potentially eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. This site represents a late nineteenth/early twentieth century tenant occupation containing a number of above ground features. They include a fieldstone chimney base, two foundation piers, and a well. The site is intact except for a small portion located adjacent to a gas pipeline right of way."

本研究针对艾肯县（Aiken County）蒙特莫伦西镇（Montmorenci）附近占地440英亩的RSR公司地块开展了初步的历史性与精细化考古调查。本次调查的核心目标为识别并评估该地块内的考古遗存，次要目标则为探讨史前与历史时期聚落格局同水源之间的关联。
本次工作通过在林区开展系统铲探、在农田开展步行考古调查，共识别出9处考古遗址。其中2处遗址含史前文化遗存，9处遗址含历史时期文化堆积。38AK504号遗址为一处现存建筑，位于调查地块以东约1000英尺的区域外。另有1处遗址（38AK511）被建议具备列入《国家史迹名录（National Register of Historic Places）》的潜力：该遗址代表了19世纪末至20世纪初的佃户居留地，留存有多处地面遗存，包括一处毛石烟囱基座、两处基础墩台与一口水井。除紧邻天然气管道线路用地的小片区域外，该遗址整体保存完好。