Phase I Archaeological Identification: Qualification Training Range (QTR) Site Fort Lee, VA

In 2007 Fort Lee, Virginia, drafted a Range Master Plan that identified plans for the existing ranges as well as future expansion. A Qualification Training Range (QTR) was included among those plans. The proposed QTR will comprise approximately 40 acres (161,874 square meters) and will be constructed immediately north of an existing range (Range 4) and east of Fort Lee’s existing impact area (See Appendix A). Because the project area lies adjacent to an impact area and had the potential to contain unexploded ordnance (UXO) previous archaeological surveys had not been conducted. For this reason the undertaking prompted Fort Lee Cultural Resource Management (CRM) to initiate an investigation into the possibility of unidentified cultural resources.
In addition to the field work, background research was conducted in an attempt to track a chain of title and identify potential historic resources in the area. Research was undertaken at the Prince George County Courthouse, the Library of Virginia and the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum, as well as with online resources such as the Library of Congress online catalog. The survey resulted in the identification of one new archaeological site, 44PG541. The site was identified by the remains of several in situ foundation stones and brick piles forming the outline of an approximately 20 x 20 foot structure with an adjoining 19 x 14 foot addition. Artifacts recovered date the site to the turn of the 20th century with documentary evidence suggesting the possibility of an African American occupation.

2007年，弗吉尼亚州李堡（Fort Lee）制定了《靶场总体规划》（Range Master Plan），涵盖现有靶场的使用方案与未来扩建计划，资格训练靶场（Qualification Training Range, QTR）被纳入该规划之中。拟建的资格训练靶场占地面积约40英亩（合161874平方米），将选址于现有4号靶场北侧、李堡现有弹着区东侧（详见附录A）。由于项目区域紧邻弹着区，存在未爆炸弹药（unexploded ordnance, UXO）隐患，此前未开展过考古调查，因此该项目促使李堡文化资源管理（Cultural Resource Management, CRM）部门启动专项调查，排查区域内是否存在未确认的文化资源。
除野外作业外，项目组还开展了背景研究，旨在梳理产权链条并识别区域内潜在历史资源。研究工作覆盖乔治王子县法院、弗吉尼亚州图书馆、美国陆军军需博物馆的馆藏查阅，以及美国国会图书馆在线目录等在线资源检索。本次调查共发现一处全新考古遗址44PG541，该遗址通过若干原位（in situ）地基石块与砖堆得以确认，其形制为一处约20×20英尺的建筑主体，附带一处19×14英尺的附属结构。出土人工制品将遗址年代判定为20世纪之交，结合文献记载，该遗址存在非裔美国人居住的可能性。