Progress Report on Archaeological Exploration of Tabby Number 2, North End Plantation, Osssabaw Island

Historic preservation efforts to stabilize and restore the tabby buildings on the North End Plantation, Ossabaw Island, Georgia are currently being directed by the Ossabaw Island Foundation (OIF), in coordination with the Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department ofNatural Resources (HPD, GDNR). The tabby buildings on this site were recently recognized as important cultural resources by the Save America's Treasures unit of the National Park Service. Archaeological study of the tabbys is one component of the restoration and stabilization effort. The present restoration plan by the historical architect requires the removal of soil to a level of an earlier floor level from Tabby Number 2. These historic preservation efforts for the architectural stabilization will impact the archaeological deposits within this dwelling. The LAMAR Institute was contracted by OIF to provide archaeological services as part of this restoration effort.

目前，美国佐治亚州奥萨博岛北端种植园的蛎灰建筑（tabby building）加固与修复历史保护项目，由奥萨博岛基金会（Ossabaw Island Foundation, OIF）主导实施，并与佐治亚州自然资源部历史保护处（Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, HPD, GDNR）协同推进。该遗址内的蛎灰建筑近期被美国国家公园管理局下属的“拯救美国宝藏”项目组认定为重要文化资源。针对该类蛎灰建筑的考古研究，是本次修复与加固工作的组成部分之一。本次由历史建筑师拟定的修复方案要求，对2号蛎灰建筑进行土层移除作业，直至揭露其早期地面层标高。本次建筑加固历史保护工作，将对该建筑内部的考古遗存产生影响。奥萨博岛基金会已委托拉马尔研究所（LAMAR Institute）为本次修复项目提供考古相关服务。