https://vimeo.com/457365979?1&ref=fb-share&fbclid=IwAR0nFRDo0kfXAg28t1oORxyA_QXKJnIT48YaJthswThPGsVFre512WTTyoU Featuring 25 films from around the world, the Arkhaios Film Festival launches it's virtual edition today. This year's festival is completely free and online for the next seven days at https://watch.eventive.org/arkhaiosfilmfestival2020. Which film are you excited to see this year?Thanks to The Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival for all the hard work … Continue reading Virtual Edition of Arkhaios Film Festival Now Live – Free!

Dear Members and Facebook Followers, Due to the continuing danger posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Archaeological Society of South Carolina has decided not to hold an in-person event for Fall Field Day. Instead, we will be hosting a virtual event here on our Facebook page during October to celebrate Archaeology Month. So stay tuned … Continue reading Fall Field Day Goes Virtual for 2020

Continuing our Archaeologists Working from Home series, we caught up with Chris Judge, the Assistant Director at the Usc-Lancaster Native American Studies Center. (photo from recent ASSC conference) Avoiding Insanity during the COVID-19 Seclusion… Stay Busy. Following the USC Spring Break, the decision was made to work remotely and move all of our classes to … Continue reading Archaeologists Working from Home: Chris Judge

We're back with another Archaeologists Working from Home entry, this time from Carolyn Dillian, Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Coastal Carolina University. Thanks to Carolyn for taking the time to share her work with us! "On March 7, 2020, Coastal Carolina University recessed for Spring Break, and … Continue reading Archaeologists Working from Home: Carolyn Dillian

Today we're continuing our Archaeologists Working from Home series with Karen Smith, Heritage Trust Archaeologist at the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). Thanks to Karen for letting us take a peek into her work during the lockdown. "I have been working from home since March 23. So I think that means I’m in … Continue reading Archaeologists Working from Home: Karen Smith

Though things are currently shutdown, South Carolina archaeologists are still finding ways to get the work done. We reached out to archaeologists during the lockdown to see how they are working from home. Here's Martha Zierden, curator of Historical Archaeology at the The Charleston Museum, on how she's adapted: "Folks at The Charleston Museum have … Continue reading Archaeologists Working from Home: Martha Zierden

Thank you to everyone who came out to the conference in February! The following are a few select photos from the conference. We are grateful to all all the presenters who came from far and wide to provide wonderful discussions, and to Jodi Barnes for her excellent keynote presentation and participation in panel discussion on … Continue reading ASSC 2020 Conference – Select Photos

Graduate students working on archaeology projects in South Carolina: the deadline for the 2020 program is March 20, 2020. Please visit our How to Apply page for information on how to submit an application. About the Program The Archaeological Society of South Carolina sponsors a Graduate Student Grant-in-Aid program to provide assistance to deserving graduate … Continue reading 2020 Grant-in-Aid Deadline – March 20

8:15-9:00              Registration 8:45-9:00              Administrative Announcements; Welcome and Introduction by President Keith Stephenson Morning Session “Avocational Archaeology: The Role and Contributions of Avocational Archaeologists” 9:00-9:20              The Fisher Has A Good Cache: After 10 Years of Excavations, the Fisher Site 38BR1373 Reveals its First Cache, by Lamar Nelson (Avocational Archaeologist, Foothills Chapter, Archaeological Society of South Carolina) … Continue reading 2020 Conference Schedule

We're excited to announce that Dr. Jodi A. Barnes will be our keynote speaker for the 2020 Annual Conference! Jodi A. Barnes is an Associate Research Professor and Research Station Archeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey, a unit of the University of Arkansas system. She earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology from American University in Washington, DC … Continue reading 2020 Conference Keynote Speaker: Jodi Barnes