The stratigraphy at Lovers Lane was quite variable across the site. Lovers Lane contained an extensive deposit of Late Archaic remains which were deposited within an 800 year period. Shovel tests, test units, and two block excavations were used to investigate this site. Phinizy Swamp contained a stratified deposit of Early and Middle Archaic remains on a relict sand ridge. Two of the sites, Phinizy Swamp and Lovers Lane, contained important remains from the Archaic period. This project was conducted by Southeastern Archeological Services under contract for the Georgia Department of Transportation. Ile project is located in the Savannah River floodplain east of Augusta, Georgia. The Bobby Jones Expressway Extension Project wi-ll impact three archeological sites, Phinizy Swamp (9RI178), Lovers Lane (9R186), and the Old Dike Sites (9R134) and this report details mitigation efforts to recover archaeological data from these sites.
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