Greetings ASSC Members, We are now one year into a global pandemic, and although things are finally beginning to look up with more and more vaccines rolling out, it seems like we still have a long way to go before large in-person gatherings, like our annual conference, will be safe again. Given this, the ASSC … Continue reading Virtual 47th Annual Conference on South Carolina Archaeology Announcement

Today we're excited to announce the launch of our YouTube channel for the ASSC. We've added all our recent Avocational Archaeology in Action videos featuring interviews with Archaeologist Chris Judge and members of the SC Archaeology community. Check the channel out here and subscribe for all future content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTDclA1DV2KfYu5HrdYtFg

Our last entry in the Archaeology in the Parks series features the ongoing work at Hampton Plantation State Historic Site by SC State Parks Archaeologist Stacey Young. Hampton Plantation State Historic Site is located along Wambaw Creek on the South Santee River. Hampton functioned as a rice plantation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries under … Continue reading Archaeology in the Parks: Hampton Plantation State Historic Site

We continue our ongoing park series with a blog entry by Charles Towne Landing Archaeologist Nicole Isenbarger. In April 1670, a group of English colonists and enslaved Africans landed and established a small town settlement at Albemarle Point, a secluded bluff located directly across the Ashley River from the peninsula of present-day Charleston. Charles Towne, … Continue reading Archaeology in the Parks: Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site

Today we continue our ongoing park series with a blog entry by Dorchester State Park Archaeologist Mary Wightman. Figure. Photograph of the brick bell tower of St. George’s Anglican Church at Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site. From 1697 until the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the trading town of Dorchester flourished along the Ashley River, … Continue reading Archaeology in the Parks: Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site

South Carolina State Parks, Recreation and Tourism By Stacey Young, State Park ArchaeologistSouth Carolina State Parks had its beginnings in the 1930s when the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed 16 parks located in various regions throughout the State. Currently, South Carolina State Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (SCPRT) manages over 80,000-acres of land which is comprised of … Continue reading Archaeology in the Parks: With a Big Help From Our Volunteers

Today we have a guest blog entry from Rita Kiernan about the ongoing work with Shell Rings on Hilton Head Island. Everyone loves a good mystery and  Hilton Head Island is in the hub of one of the biggest archaeology mysteries in the world.  Our 14-mile long island is the epicenter of historic shell rings … Continue reading Site Introduction: The Shell Rings of Hilton Head Island

Archaeologist Chris Judge sat down for a zoom conversation with avocational archaeologist Ernest Helms. A key contributor to helping find and learn about the Kolb Site, this conversation captures Helms relationship with 38da75. https://videopress.com/v/DqETNU3i?preloadContent=metadata

In our latest Avocational Archaeology in Action post, State Underwater Archaeologist Jim Spirek talks about the significant contributions avocational archaeologist Drew Ruddy has had on underwater archaeology in South Carolina over the years. Drew photographing a SCIAA underwater archaeological site collection (SCIAA image). Since the late 1960s, Drew Ruddy has been instrumental in discovering, reporting, … Continue reading Avocational Archaeology in Action: Drew Ruddy, the Avocational Underwater Archaeologist

Our friends over at SCAPOD put together this great demonstration on the art of finger weaving. A great activity for all ages! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un_B6Ivkb0w&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3XrCuil-0Sp2Xc-N9gDRproXo1Tfv-rjfav7ezdsXor5S8jJPBYnV7z1U