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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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An Archeological Survey of Congaree Swamp: Cultural Resources Inventory and Assessment of a Bottomland Environment in Central South Carolina

James L. Michie

Keywords: Excavations, Congaree Swamp, South Carolina, Archeology
Underwater Archeological Survey of the Wando River

Alan B. Albright

Keywords: Excavations, Wando River, Charleston County, South Carolina, Archeology
Hampton II: Further Archeological Investigations at a Santee River Rice Plantation

Kenneth E. Lewis and Helen Haskell

Keywords: Excavations, Santee River, Hampton Plantation State Park, South Carolina, Archeology
Drayton Hall: An Underwater Archeological Survey in the Ashley River

Ralph Wilbanks

Keywords: Excavations, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Ashley River, Drayton Hall, Charleston County, South Carolina, Archeology
An Intensive Archeological Survey of the South Carolina State Ports Authority's Belleview Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina

James D. Scurry and Mark J. Brooks

Keywords: Excavations, Wando River Terminal, Belleview Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina, Archeology
An Archeological Survey and Testing Program Along Six Mile Creek, Lexington County, South Carolina

Michael A. Harmon

An archeological survey for the proposed sewage system improvements project by the Town of Springdale located 18 archeological sites. The survey involved an on-the-ground inspection of a 50 foot wide corridor along Six Mile Creek in the Sand Hills region of central South Carolina. Eleven of the sites represent prehistoric occupation: Early and Middle Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods. Nineteenth and twentieth century homesites, a quarry, and an old roadbed were recorded also. These sites are interpreted and evaluated with reference to a predictive model. Four of the sites which will be directly impacted by the proposed sewer line construction were recommended for a subsurface testing program. A determination of eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places is recommended for one of these sites, 38LX2l4, based on the results of the testing program. No additional archeological testing within the right-of-way is recommended for sites 38LX225, 38LX228, and 38LX229. However, avoidance of these sites and even other sites, which adjoin the right-of-way and thus may experience adverse impacts by construction related activities, is recommended.

Keywords: Excavations, Springdale, Six Mile Creek, Lexington County, South Carolina, Archeology
A Synthesis of Archeological Resources of the South Carolina Piedmont

Richard Taylor

Keywords: Excavations, Indians of North America, Piedmont, South Carolina, Archeology
A Hypothesis for the Use of Cryptocrystalline Raw Materials Among Paleo-Indian Groups of North America

Albert C. Goodyear

Keywords: Excavations, Indians of North America, Stone implements, South Carolina, Archeology
The Bass Pond Dam Site: Intensive Archeological Testing at a Formative Period Base Camp on Kiawah Island, South Carolina

James L. Michie

Keywords: Excavations, Environmental inventory, Kiawah Investment Corporation, Kiawah Island, South Carolina, Archeology
Hampton, Initial Archeological Investigations at an Eighteenth Century Rice Plantation in the Santee Delta, South Carolina

Kenneth E. Lewis

Keywords: Excavations, Santee River, Hampton Plantation State Park, Charleston County, South Carolina, Archeology
The Search for Santa Elena on Parris Island, South Carolina

Stanley South

Keywords: Excavations, Parris Island, Santa Elena, Spanish, French, Port Royal Sound, Beaufort County, U.S. Marine Corps, South Carolina, Archaeology
Middleton Place: Initial Archeological Investigations at an Ashley River Rice Plantation

Kenneth E. Lewis and Donald L. Hardesty

Keywords: Excavations, Middleton Place, Ashley River, Dorchester County, South Carolina, Archeology
The Guillebeau House: An Eighteenth Century Huguenot Structure in McCormick County, South Carolina

Kenneth E. Lewis

Keywords: Excavations, Guillebeau House, Huguenot, Historic buildings, McCormick County, South Carolina, Archeology
The General, The Major, and the Angel: The Discovery of General William Moultrie's Grave

Stanley South

Keywords: Excavations, Gravesites, American Revolution, Windsor Hill Plantation, Sullivan's Island, William Moultrie, Charleston County, South Carolina, Archeology
An Intensive Archeological Test of the Edenwood Site, 38LX135, Lexington County, South Carolina

James L. Michie

Keywords: Excavations, Twelfth Street Extension, South Carolina Electric and Gas Company, Lexington County, South Carolina, Archeology
Archeological Reconnaissance of Six Road Relocation Areas in Elbert County, Georgia

Eric Poplin, John Norris, Claudia Wolfe, and Paul Brockington

Keywords: Excavations, Richard Russell Reservoir, Savannah River, Clark Hill Lake, Lake Hartwell, Rocky River, Elbert County, Georgia, South Carolina, Archeology
Archeological Reconnaissance and Testing Along the Broad River, Richland County, South Carolina

Albert C. Goodyear and Michael A. Harmon

Keywords: Excavations, Broad River, Richland County, South Carolina, Archeology
The Intensive Archeological Survey of a Potential Defense Waste Processing Facility Site, Savannah River Plant, Aiken and Barnwell Counties, South Carolina

Richard D. Brooks and Glen T. Hanson

Keywords: Excavations, Indians of North America, Savannah River Plant, Defense Waste Processing Facility, Aiken County, Barnwell County, South Carolina, Archeology
The Intensive Archeological Survey of the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility, Savannah River Plant, Aiken and Barnwell Counties, South Carolina

Glen T. Hanson and Richard D. Brooks

Keywords: Excavations, Savannah River Plant, Indians of North America, Aiken County, Barnwell County, South Carolina, Archeology
The Report of the Intensive Survey of the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, Savannah River, Georgia and South Carolina

Richard L. Taylor, Marion F. Smith, Richard Brooks, Rachel Most, James O'Hara, and Eric Poplin

Keywords: Excavations, Richard B. Russell, Dams, Lakes, Savannah River, Georgia, South Carolina, Archeology
An Intensive Archeological Survey of Amoco Realty Property in Berkeley County, South Carolina with a Test of Two Subsistence-Settlement Hypotheses for the Prehistoric Period

Mark J. Brooks and James D. Scurry

Keywords: Excavations, Amoco Realty Corporation, Dundarrach Plantation, Indians of North America, Berkeley County, South Carolina, Archeology
An Archeological Reconnaissance of the Widening and Cutoff of Specific Areas on the Savannah River, and the Channel Modification of Oates Creek, Augusta, Georgia

James L. Michie

On March 29 and 30, 1978, and on April 5, 1978, members of the Institute of Archeology and Anthropology conducted a reconnaissance of eight river locations on the Savannah River, and a reconnaissance of Oates Creek, Augusta, Georgia. The reconnaissances were conducted under an agreement with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, to evaluate the areas of proposed river and creek alterations for possible impact on cultural resources. The reconnaissance failed to locate any cultural resources within the proposed areas of stream flow alteration. Cultural material is probably absent because of the unstable environment, within the immediate vicinity of the river meanderings, and in the area of Oates Creek, Augusta, Georgia, subjection to intense land modification and previous dredgings of the creek. No further consideration of archeological and historic properties is recommended.

Keywords: Excavations, Savannah River, Oates Creek, Channelization, Environmental aspects, Augusta, Georgia, Archeology
An Archeological Reconnaissance of the Talatha Unit, Sumter National Forest, Aiken County, South Carolina

Glen T. Hanson Jr. and Rachel Most

Keywords: Excavations, Sumter National Forest, Savannah River Plant, Aiken County, South Carolina, Archeology
Archeological Reconnaissance of Proposed Kingstree Sewer Improvements, Williamsburg County, South Carolina

James D. Scurry

Keywords: Kingstree, Williamsburg County, Sewers, Waste treatment, South Carolina, Archaeology
An Archeological Reconnaissance Survey and Evaluation of Cultural Resources of the Cane Creek 10-D Reservoir, Lancaster County, South Carolina

James D. Scurry and William B. Lees

Keywords: Excavations, Dams, Reservoirs, Cane Creek, Watersheds, Lancaster County, South Carolina, Union County, North Carolina, Archeology