Archaeology

Resources on archaeology on Knowitall.org. October is SC Archaeology Month.

Resources on archaeology on Knowitall.org.

October is SC Archaeology Month.  Facebook: Archaeological Society of South Carolina

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 Fort Frederick, Chapter 4 4
Fort Frederick, Chapter 4
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Time has degraded the tabby walls of the old fort. A master craftsman has the right recipe for restoration.
 Fort Frederick, Chapter 2 2
Fort Frederick, Chapter 2
Episode 2

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Ancient American Indians were the first occupiers of Port Royal. The plan for a large archaeological expedition are finalized.
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Fort Frederick, Chapter 5
Episode 5

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The fort holds clues to the lives of the enslaved men, women and children who built the South.
 The Ring People 2
The Ring People
Episode 2

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At Spanish Mount, a shell midden near Fig Island, archaeologists investigate the footways of ancient indigenous Americans.
 The Ring People 1
The Ring People
Episode 1

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Fig island is the largest most complex shell structure known. It’s a trio of rings constructed with oyster shell by American Indians some 4,000 years ago. Fig Island has National Landmark status. Now...
 The Ring People 6
The Ring People
Episode 6

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Rising seas and coastal storms threaten to erase the evidence of some important chapters in South Carolina’s history.
 The Ring People 8
The Ring People
Episode 8

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Archaeologists discuss how these rings may have been used and why they were abandoned.
 The Ring People 7
The Ring People
Episode 7

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The Big Dig. Archaeologists investigate Pockoy Island with a large team of scientists, field school students and volunteers.