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

Content courtesy of Warren Lasch Conservation Center. Visit their Facebook page and website for more info!In recent months, the conservation and archaeological teams from the Warren Lasch Conservation Center (WLCC) have been excavating block lifts removed from H.L. Hunley. The block-lifting technique consisted of probing the sediment and dividing the areas along major bone groups … Continue reading Behind the Scenes: Warren Lasch Conservation Center on Excavating Block Lifts

Juliana Faulk at work. Blog entry by Charleston Museum Archaeologist, Martha Zierden Many folks know Juliana Falk as the Accidental Preservationist, with an active social media account.  But Juliana is also an avocational archaeologist, and regular volunteer in the archaeology lab at The Charleston Museum.  Juliana became interested in archaeology  during renovations of the Chancognie … Continue reading Avocational Archaeology in Action: Meet Juliana Falk, the Accidental Preservationist