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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...
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At Spanish Mount, a shell midden near Fig Island, archaeologists investigate the footways of ancient indigenous Americans.
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4,00 thousand years ago an ancient device, the atlatl, propelled spears with great accuracy and speed.
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An aerial 3D laser scanning system detects two mysterious circles on Pockoy Island.
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Archaeologists survey an early Spanish settlement on Parris Island using ground penetrating radar, magnetometry and resistivity.
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An experimental archaeologist recreates the tools used by indigenous Americans in the Late Archaic period.
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Coastal Carolina University and Brookgreen Gardens are partnering to provide students hands-on experience with conducting archeological research on historic plantation sites. Dr. David Palmer and his...
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The Catawba Indian Nation is the only federally recognized reservation in the state of South Carolina. The Catawba people have lived in the Piedmont region for over six thousand years, and today...
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In an unlikely blending of art and utilitarian architecture in the 1950s, Charleston-born and world-renowned sculptor, Willard Hirsch, was commissioned by the South Carolina National Guard to create a...
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At the Catawba Cultural Center visitors can learn about many important aspects of the traditions of the Catawba people. The museum includes various displays on the tribe's important chiefs, the unique...