Welcome to the home of the ASSC’s annual Archaeology Month StoryMap projects. Here you will find our story map projects highlighting South Carolina archaeology. These are free and available for public educational use.

Revolution in South Carolina: Archaeology of Revolutionary War Sites In and Around Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests (2026).

When discussing the Revolutionary War in South Carolina, we may be tempted to focus on the major battles such as Camden, Kings Mountain, or Cowpens, Sullivan’s Island (Ft. Moultrie). However, most battles were small military engagements in the backcountry between Patriots and Loyalists militia. These intense and sometimes vicious battles divided communities and pitted neighbors against each other. Today, these battlefields are located along forgotten roads, sleepy rivers, long vanished mills, old plantation fields that are only known as names on a map.

Intro to Avocational Archaeology
In our first ever Story Map, we explore the history of Avocational Archaeology in South Carolina. We go through what it means to be an avocational archaeologist and highlight a few names that have made significant contributions to archaeology in the state. We also list influential archaeology sites that avocational archaeologists have been able to play a large role.

Sites Featured:
Kolb Site
Topper Site
Dill Sanctuary
Sea Pines Shell Ring

People Featured:
Bill Turner
Juliana Falk
Drew Ruddy

The Avocational Archaeology Story Map is a project we’ll be continuing to build on through the years. Please let us know if you have information or ideas on how to continue growing the map at archaeologysociety@gmail.com