Research Manuscript Series

Initiated in 1969, the Research Manuscript Series consists of technical monographs summarizing archaeological projects in South Carolina conducted by SCIAA personnel and collaborators. Many of these reports describe the results of excavations, but artifact analyses and ethnohistorical research are represented as well.

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Emergence of Formative Life on the Atlantic Coast of the Southeast

E. Thomas Hemmings

Keywords: Atlantic Coast, South Carolina, Antiquities
Prehistoric Subsistence and Settlement on the Upper Savannah River

E. Thomas Hemmings

Keywords: Richard B. Russell Lake, Savannah River, Georgia, South Carolina
Exploratory Archeology at Ninety-Six (38GN1-5)

Stanley South

Keywords: Excavations, Ninety-Six, Archeology, South Carolina, Antiquities
Institute of Archeology and Anthropology University of South Carolina Statement of Goals 1970-1980

Robert L. Stephenson

This statement is presented to Dr. H. Willard Davis, Vice-President for Advanced Studies and Research, in compliance with a request from Dr. James A. Morris, Commissioner on Higher Education, State of South Carolina. It is intended as a flexible "Master Plan" for the Institute for the next decade, outlining the purposes and goa1s of the Institute and the means of achieving these. It is considered to be a flexible plan in that changes should be expected on the basis of changing circumstances and increased knowledge of the subject matter of the Institute.

Keywords: University of South Carolina, Institute of Archeology and Anthropology
Exploratory Excavation at the Price House (38SP1)

Stanley South

Keywords: Excavations, Price House, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Archeology
Historical Perspective at Ninety Six with a Summary of Exploratory Excavation at Holmes' Fort and the Town Blockhouse

Stanley South

Keywords: Excavation, Ninety Six, Antiquities, Archaeology, South Carolina
Archeological Exploration of Land's Ford Canal Chester County, South Carolina

E. Thomas Hemmings

Land's Ford Canal was built on the west bank of the Catawba River in Chester District, South Carolina, between 1820 and 1823. The canal bypassed two miles of shoals, and accomodated a fall of 32 feet by means of two pairs of lifting locks. Archeological exploration of the canal was undertaken in December, 1969, in order to determine the shape and grade of the bed and other construction details. After reconnaissance of the canal course and surface features, eight backhoe trenches were placed across the bed and banks at selected locations. The profiles exposed in these trenches revealed less about canal construction than was desired because of changes in the flood plain of the Catawba River between 1838 and 1925. Overbank flooding primarily affected the lower third of the canal course which was built on alluvium. One relatively well preserved profile indicated a broad canal bed,with sloping walls and berms about 5 feet in height. Another key profile exposed a shallow flat-floored basin open to the canal bed and a berm built over a rammed clay core.

Keywords: Landsford Canal, Catawba River, Chester County, South Carolina, Archeology, Antiquities
Archeological Survey of the Trotters Shoals Reservoir Area in South Carolina

E. Thomas Hemmings

Keywords: Savannah River, Trotters Shoals Reservoir, South Carolina, Georgia, Archeology
Exploratory Archeology at the Site of 1670 - 1680 Charles Towne on Albemarle Point in South Carolina

Stanley South

Keywords: Tricentennial Commission, Albemarle Point, Charleston, Charles Towne, South Carolina, Archeology