We are currently accepting abstracts for the 48th Annual Conference on South Carolina Archaeology. The conference will be held on Saturday, February 19th, 2022 in Columbia, SC.    Each year the society holds a conference on South Carolina archaeology, focusing on the archaeological work being done within the state. In past years, the conferences has included … Continue reading Call for Papers: 2022 Annual Conference

The next post in our series on Student Research in South Carolina is by UofSC graduate student Johnny Dodge. Johnny was the recipient of the 2020 ASSC Student-Grant-in-Aid award. Uncategorized sherd with an unusual impression on the surface. When I came to the University of South Carolina for my Master's degree, I was presented with … Continue reading Returning to the Mica House

Andrew Krawczyk In addition to professional archaeologists, many students conduct archaeological research in South Carolina. As part of Archaeology Month we are featuring a fraction of that research in a series of posts written by students. Our first contribution is from Andrew Krawczyk, a senior at the University of South Carolina who discusses his journey … Continue reading Bringing Private Artifact Collections into the Light

We are excited to announce that Katherine G. Parker, PhD Graduate Student at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and Emily A. Schwalbe, PhD Graduate Student at Northwestern University, have been awarded this year's Grant-in-Aid! The Grant-in-Aid program helps provide funding to Graduate Students working on projects related to South Carolina archaeology! Learn more about the program … Continue reading 2021 Grant-in-Aid Award Winners | Learn About Their Work!

Content courtesy of Warren Lasch Conservation Center. Visit their Instagram page and website for more info! In recent months, conservators and archaeologists at the WLCC have been working with Native communities across South Carolina to conserve a 4,000-year-old dugout canoe discovered in the Cooper River. Leaders from the Wassamasaw Indian Nation, the Waccamaw Indian People, … Continue reading Oldest Watercraft Found in South Carolina Undergoes Conservation | Warren Lasch Conservation Center

Welcome to South Carolina Archaeology Month! Throughout October we'll be sharing exciting archaeological stories and updates from all over the state and Southeast. To celebrate the launch of our Archaeology Month, we are excited to share the announcement that the book "An Overview of Georgia Projectile Points and Selected Cutting Tools, Second Edition" by John … Continue reading On Sale Now: An Overview of Georgia Projectile Points and Selected Cutting Tools, Second Edition

Our entire conference is now available on YouTube for viewing! Visit the full playlist here and watch from beginning to end, or use the links below to watch specific papers. Thanks so much to all who attended the conference, and a special thank you the presenters for providing wonderful papers for this year's virtual edition … Continue reading 47th Annual Conference on South Carolina Archaeology – Playlist

We are pleased to announce that the conference program is now available and posted below. We hope you'll join us to learn more about these exciting topics! To attend our virtual conference simply tune in to the Society's YouTube page just before the start time. Make sure you’re signed into your Google or YouTube account … Continue reading ASSC Conference Program – 2021

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