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PHASE I By: Dona R. Daugherty ARCHAEOLOGICAL Submitted by: SURVEY FOR PROPOSED CDM Smith 1648 McGrathiana Pkwy IMPROVEMENTS ALONG Suite 340 KY 7 AND KY 1161, Lexington, KY 40511 Prepared for: MORGAN COUNTY, KY Transportation Cabinet Division of Environmental KENTUCKY (KYTC ITEM # Analysis Transportation Cabinet 10-160.00) 200 Mero Street, 5th Floor Frankfort, Kentucky 40622 Kentucky Office of State Archaeology Project Number: FY14-8152 Phase I Archaeological Survey for the Proposed Improvements along KY 7 and KY 1161, Morgan County, Kentucky (KYTC Item # 10-160.00) Authored by Dona R. Daugherty Submitted by CDM Smith 1648 McGrathiana Pkwy, Suite 340 Lexington, KY 40511 Prepared for Client: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Division of Environmental Analysis Transportation Cabinet 200 Mero Street, 5th Floor Frankfort, Kentucky 40622 ________________________________________ J. Howard Beverly, MA, RPA, GISP Principal Investigator: CDM Smith Contact: (859) 254-5759 Ext. 106 or [email protected] Lead Federal Agency: Federal Highways Administration Kentucky Office of State Archaeology Archaeological Project Number: FY14-8152 Archaeology Report Revised October 2014 August 2014 PRINTED ON ACID-FREE PAPER Abstract At the request of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), archaeologists from CDM Smith conducted a Phase I archaeological survey for the proposed improvements along KY 7 and KY 1161 in Morgan County, Kentucky (Item Number 10-106.00). The area of potential effect (APE) consisted of 23 acres (9.3 ha) along a portion of KY 7, both north and south of KY 1161, and along a portion of KY 1161, approximately three miles north of West Liberty, Kentucky. The APE was visited by a CDM Smith archaeology crew on July 16th through July 18th, 2014. The archaeological survey involved systematic shovel probe excavation, systematic surface collection, and visual inspection over the entire APE. Three previously unrecorded archaeological sites, 15MO163-15MO165, were identified within the project bounds. None of the sites were deemed potentially eligible for recommendation to the National Register of Historical Places (NRHP) under Criterion D, and no further work was recommended. i Document Code Table of Contents Abstract ...................................................................................................................................................................................... i Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................................. ii List of Figures.......................................................................................................................................................................... v List of Tables ......................................................................................................................................................................... vi Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................................................... vii Section 1 - Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Project Sponsor and Regulatory Authority ........................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2 Purpose and Scope of Work ...................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Project Location and Description ........................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.4 Area of Potential Effect (APE) .................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.5 OSA Records Research ................................................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.6 Principal Investigator .................................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.7 Field and Laboratory Crew ....................................................................................................................................... 1-5 1.7.1 Field Effort ........................................................................................................................................................... 1-5 1.7.2 Laboratory Effort .............................................................................................................................................. 1-5 1.8 Maps and Figures ........................................................................................................................................................... 1-5 1.9 Curation ............................................................................................................................................................................. 1-5 1.10 Summary of Investigations ..................................................................................................................................... 1-5 Section 2 - Environmental ............................................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Physiography and Topography ............................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Geology ............................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.3 Hydrology ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2-4 2.4 Soils ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2-6 2.5 Cherts .................................................................................................................................................................................. 2-9 2.6 Prehistoric Climate Conditions................................................................................................................................ 2-9 2.7 Current Climate Conditions ................................................................................................................................... 2-10 2.8 Prehistoric and Present Flora and Fauna ........................................................................................................ 2-10 2.9 Current Land Use ........................................................................................................................................................ 2-11 Section 3 - Cultural Context, Previous Investigation, and Summary of Known Sites .............................. 3-1 3.1 Prehistoric Period ......................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 Paleoindian Period ........................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1.1 The Early Paleoindian: Pre-Clovis................................................................................................. 3-2 3.1.1.2 The Early Paleoindian: Clovis ......................................................................................................... 3-3 3.1.1.3 The Middle Paleoindian ..................................................................................................................... 3-4 3.1.1.4 The Late Paleoindian .......................................................................................................................... 3-4 3.1.2 Archaic Period .................................................................................................................................................... 3-5 3.1.2.1 The Early Archaic Period .................................................................................................................. 3-6 3.1.2.2 The Middle Archaic Period ............................................................................................................... 3-6 3.1.2.3 The Late Archaic Period .................................................................................................................... 3-8 3.1.3 Woodland Period .............................................................................................................................................. 3-9 3.1.3.1 Early Woodland .................................................................................................................................. 3-10 3.1.3.2 Middle Woodland .............................................................................................................................. 3-11 3.1.3.3 Late Woodland .................................................................................................................................... 3-13 3.1.4 Late Prehistoric Period ...............................................................................................................................