Archaeological Survey and Testing at Site 38BU1834, United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina

Authors

Chester B. DePratter, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow
James B. Legg, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow
Heathley A. Johnson, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Files

Description

This report covers the archaeological investigations at site 38BU1834, which falls within the boundary of the Charlesfort/Santa Elena National Historic Landmark on Parris Island, South Carolina. Initial investigations involved a search for activity areas associated with the Spanish pottery kiln discovered in 1993 near the golf course clubhouse. Later work on the site focused on a pond or sinkhole containing a deposit of World War I era U. S. Marine Corps trash and the prehistoric period earth and shell mounds that line the periphery of the pond/sinkhole.

Publication Date

2025

Publisher

The South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina

City

Columbia

Keywords

Archaeology, South Carolina, Parris Island, Marine Corps, Santa Elena, Spanish, Sinkhole

Disciplines

Archaeological Anthropology

Recommended Citation

DePratter, Chester B.; Legg, James B.; and Johnson, Heathley A., "Archaeological Survey and Testing at Site 38BU1834, United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina" (2025). Research Manuscript Series. 236.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/archanth_books/236