JOIN US TOMORROW! Archaeology Field Day

The Archaeological Society of South Carolina

Fall Field Day 2012, Santee State Park, Santee, SC

The 25th Annual Fall Field Day will be held on TOMORROW, October 20, at Santee State Park. The Society is presenting a variety of activities for the benefit of members and the general public from 10:00am until 8:00pm. These activities include: lectures and exhibits by archaeologists working in South Carolina, archaeological excavations, a tour of the Santee Mound (1:00pm), first skills (Primitive Technologies) demonstrations, and artifact identification. The admission fee for the general public is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 12-18, Free under 12. ASSC members are admitted for free. An auction benefiting the society will be held at noon with a graduate student grant-in-aid raffle following at 4:30. A lantern tour stopping at several campfires from the past will be held from 6-8pm . A performance by the Edisto River Singers will occur between 5:30 and 8pm


Underwater Archaeology and The Civil War in South Carolina

Sport Diver Archaeology Management Program

Lecture (Hilton Head Island Wreck Project)

Diver Gear Demo and Shipwreck Mapping Station

Hobby Diver Tables (Joe Harvey & George Pledger)

Artifact Displays with focus on Civil War

Jim Spirek

Lecture (Navy Wrecks/Harbor Survey)

Chris Amer, Ted Gregg, Bob Butler

Lecture (CSS Pee Dee/Mars Bluff)

Johanna Rivera and Mike Scafuri (Hunley)

Lecture (Hunley)

Scott Harris

Remote Sensing on water


Primitive Skills

Flintknapping and stone tool use - Sean Taylor

Making fire the hard way - Fuz Sanderson

Throwing Spears with an Atl-Atl - Roger Lindsay

Catawba Pottery - Keith "Little Bear" Brown


Historic Reenactors

18th century trader and Indian - Jason Smith and Jason Melius

French and Indian War soldiers - Ashley Chapman


Activities

Pottery refitting, archaeology bingo, and more- SCAPOD

Pottery making for kids - Bobby Southerlin and Dawn Reid

Artifact Identification - Tommy Charles, Al Goodyear

Site Excavations - SC State Parks


Posters and Exhibits

The Johannes Kolb Site-T-Shirt sales

PAST (Piedmont Archaeological Studies Trust)

SC State Historic Preservation Office

ASSC

Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas

Brockington and Associates


Sales

ASSC publications

ASSC T-shirts



Auction Items donated so far include Suzanne Linder's book on the Great Pee Dee, A River in Time, a set of leather suitcases, a nice picnic basket, Jodi Barnes' book The Materiality of Freedom Archaeologies of Postemancipation Life, handmade pottery, a voucher for the SDAMP artifact Id workshop, and more.

Special Guests

The Edisto River Singers - Native American drummers and singers led by Chief Andy Spell

Santee State Park is located at 251 State Park RD in Santee, South Carolina 29142 and convenient to both I-95 and I-26. There is camping and lake side cabins at the park and plenty of hotels in Santee.

For more information about the park, call(803) 854-2408

This event is funded in part by grants from The Humanities Council SC and the Council of South Carolina Professional Archaeologists

THIS SATURDAY! Archaeology Field Day!



 Keith "Little Bear" Brown will demonstrate Catawba pottery making and will have some for sale at Archaeology Field Day. He will tell Catawba stories as part of the lantern tour.

   Archaeology Field Day Saturday Oct 20th Santee State Park

* Lectures on Maritime Civil War including the Hunley recovery and conservation.

* Participate in a real archaeological dig

*Artifact ID Roadshow

*BBQ

*Auction

*Lantern tour

*Edisto River Singers performance

*tour of the Santee Indian Mound

*Earthskills-flintknapping, Atlatl, fire making, and much more.


The events will take place at:

Santee State Park
251 State Park RD
Santee, SC 29142
Phone: 803-854-2408
Fax: 803-854-4834
santeesp@scprt.com

Driving Directions :

From I-95: Take exit 98 to Hwy 6 toward Elloree, the park is located 1 mi. W. of the town of Santee.

From Columbia: Take I-26 to Hwy 6, exit 136, travel through St. Matthews, continue on Hwy 6 for approximately 15 mile to Elloree and follow signs.

ALTERNATE ROUTE: Visitors coming from the Columbia area on HWY 6 or HWY 601 please note: The bridge on Cleveland Street from Elloree to Santee State Park is closed. Visitors are encouraged to continue on HWY 6 to State Park Road. For more information, please contact the park at (803) 854-2408.

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE
Latitude: 33.5253294
Longitude: -80.5058925

To see a park map, click here.

Friday Campers: Go to Group Camping Area. on the linked map above

Saturday people ----AFD will be held at Picnic Shelters 3-6 on the linked map above

For more information, go to ASSC.net

October 2: African American Civil War Lecture at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History

African American Civil War Lecture at The South Carolina Department of Archives and History

The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission is proud to announce that its Foundation has been awarded a $7,000.00 matching grant from The Humanities Council SC for the "African American Civil War Lecture Series". The goal of the lecture series is to enlighten the general public to the roles of African Americans during the American Civil War, moreover the series will provide opportunities for much needed dialogue about one of the most pivotal events in United States history. The series is timely and appropriate because through 2015 this nation will be commemorating the sesquicentennial of the war.

"The Civil War was the defining moment in American history," says Dr. Abel Bartley, Director of the Pan-African Studies Program at Clemson University. "It split the nation in two before and after slavery," he adds. "It is an event which continues to separate Americans," he concludes.

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC / These lectures will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
* Dr. Veronica Gerald: "Grapevine: How African Americans Communicated During the Civil War"
* Ernest Parks: "The Battle of Sol Legare"
* Dr. Larry Watson: "Black Confederates"
* Jeannie Cyraique: "The Men at the Meeting with General Sherman

"With particular but not exclusive emphasis on the South Carolina experience, this multifaceted lecture series will delve deeply into the daunting issues that propelled the nation into an unprecedented fratricidal conflict, the myriad roles played by African Americans and the lasting implications for our time," says Dr. Bernard E. Powers, Jr., Professor of History and Associate Chairman at the College of Charleston. "Given the nature of the subjects, I expect many lively, frank and enlightening discussions to result ; it will be a welcome and needed educational opportunity," adds Dr. Powers.

All lectures are free and open to the public. Anyone needing additional information on the lectures should contact Joseph McGill, Commissioner for the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission and project coordinator. He can be reached at 843-408-7727.

The mission of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission is to identify and promote the preservation of historic sites, structures, buildings, and culture of the African American experience in South Carolina and to assist and enhance the efforts of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. The 15-member commission includes representatives from all regions of the state.

This event is free and open to the public. The Penn Center is located on Martin L. King, Jr. Drive, St. Helena Island, SC.

For more information, contact the Penn Center at (843) 838-2474 or Joseph McGill at (843) 408-7727 or email: joseph_mcgill@nthp.org

PARTICIPATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH 2012

Plans are underway for the 21st Annual South Carolina Archaeology Month 2012 celebration, which will be held October 1-31, 2012.  

The Board of the Archaeological Society of South Carolina will sponsor the 25th Annual Archaeology Field Day on October 20, 2012 at Santee State Park!

The Director of the Institute has once again made a commitment to provide coordination in the statewide programming, which will involve schools, museums, libraries, the archaeological and preservation community, and other public forums throughout the state of South Carolina.  Please send me any programs that you are offering throughout the fall, and into next year and dates and location of the ASSC Annual Conference and the SAAs.  Your involvement is encouraged and welcomed!
 

The theme for the South Carolina Archaeology Month Poster 2012 is “Civil War Shipwrecks in South Carolina.”  The design of the front will be on the SCIAA website soon.  The poster will be delivered to the printer before the end of August. Any program on maritime research in the state will be most welcome.  Ashley Deming has organized four lectures on Civil War/1812 shipwrecks every Wednesday in October at the Charleston County Public Library.

The budget is similar to the past several years.  We rely on private donations.  The SC Department of Archives and History has again committed to the funding of the printing of the poster through a Federal Planning Grant.  The listing of programs will be posted on the SCIAA website as soon as I have received them, and I hope that the SCIAA website can be linked to other participant sites.  These programs and events are welcome to be displayed on anyone’s website, which will help to get the word out.  I want to thank everyone who has supported these events and programs through the years.

The deadline for program submissions is August 31, 2012.  If you want to help with the planning of South Carolina Archaeology Month activities, please contact me at the SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, (803) 576-6573 Office, (803) 331-3431 Cell, or email me at nrice@sc.edu.

Thank you so much for your support, and I look forward to working with you again this year.


Sincerely yours,

Nena Powell Rice
2012 South Carolina Archaeology Month Coordinator
University of South Carolina
SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
1321 Pendleton Street
Columbia, SC  29208(803) 576-6573 Office(803) 331-3431 Cellnrice@sc.edu
http://www.artsandsciences.sc.edu/sciaa/npr

August 23: African American Civil War Lecture at Spartanburg Regional History Museum

African American Civil War Lecture at Penn Center

The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission is proud to announce that its Foundation has been awarded a $7,000.00 matching grant from The Humanities Council SC for the "African American Civil War Lecture Series". The goal of the lecture series is to enlighten the general public to the roles of African Americans during the American Civil War, moreover the series will provide opportunities for much needed dialogue about one of the most pivotal events in United States history. The series is timely and appropriate because through 2015 this nation will be commemorating the sesquicentennial of the war.

"The Civil War was the defining moment in American history," says Dr. Abel Bartley, Director of the Pan-African Studies Program at Clemson University. "It split the nation in two before and after slavery," he adds. "It is an event which continues to separate Americans," he concludes.

The following venues, dates, presenters and subject matters will be addressed:

The Spartanburg Regional History Museum, 200 E. St. John Street, Spartanburg, SC / These lectures will be held on Thursday, August 23, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
* Dr. Veronica Gerald: "Grapevine: How African Americans Communicated During the Civil War"
* Dr. Eric Emerson: "The Ordinance of Secession"
* Nicole Green: "Slavery in South Carolina"
* Dr. Abel Bartley: "The Causes of the War"
　
Upcoming Lectures:
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC / These lectures will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
* Dr. Veronica Gerald: "Grapevine: How African Americans Communicated During the Civil War"
* Ernest Parks: "The Battle of Sol Legare"
* Dr. Larry Watson: "Black Confederates"
* Jeannie Cyraique: "The Men at the Meeting with General Sherman

"With particular but not exclusive emphasis on the South Carolina experience, this multifaceted lecture series will delve deeply into the daunting issues that propelled the nation into an unprecedented fratricidal conflict, the myriad roles played by African Americans and the lasting implications for our time," says Dr. Bernard E. Powers, Jr., Professor of History and Associate Chairman at the College of Charleston. "Given the nature of the subjects, I expect many lively, frank and enlightening discussions to result ; it will be a welcome and needed educational opportunity," adds Dr. Powers.

All lectures are free and open to the public. Anyone needing additional information on the lectures should contact Joseph McGill, Commissioner for the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission and project coordinator. He can be reached at 843-408-7727.

The mission of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission is to identify and promote the preservation of historic sites, structures, buildings, and culture of the African American experience in South Carolina and to assist and enhance the efforts of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. The 15-member commission includes representatives from all regions of the state.

This event is free and open to the public. The Penn Center is located on Martin L. King, Jr. Drive, St. Helena Island, SC.

For more information, contact the Penn Center at (843) 838-2474 or Joseph McGill at (843) 408-7727 or email: joseph_mcgill@nthp.org

Archaeologists at Cowpens seek Daniel Morgan's camp

Archaeologists at Cowpens seek Daniel Morgan's camp

COWPENS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD — More than 20 volunteers came together to uncover a piece of Cowpens' history this weekend.

The Southeast Archaeological Society joined forces with the Cowpens National Battlefield and volunteers in search of archaeological evidence proving the location of Gen. Daniel Morgan's campsite during the Revolutionary War. The campsite is believed to be part of the battlefield's acreage, said Michael Seibert, an archaeologist at the Southeast Archaeological Center in Tallahassee, Fla. He has been with the center for four years.

Volunteers from the park, archaeological center, Archaeological Society of South Carolina and the South Carolina Treasure and Artifact Association carried out the second metal detection survey of the campsite. Volunteers of all ages spent two 10-hour days searching more than 10 acres.

They found 40 artifacts, including belt buckles, musket balls and nails, Seibert said. “We exceeded expectations,” he said. “We found something; that's all that matters.”

Recruiting volunteers is a way to include the local community, Seibert said.

“National parks belong to everybody,” he said. Despite the heat, snakes, poison ivy and other challenges, Seibert said the team “did a great job.”

You can read the rest of the article here.

USC divers to study archaeology of shipwreck

USC divers to study archaeology of shipwreck

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - University of South Carolina maritime archaeologists are planning to teach students how to dive off the state's coast and uncover the secrets of an old shipwreck.

Spokeswoman Megan Sexton says Friday's event in Hilton Head Island features archaeologist Ashley Deming teaching a sport diver archaeology management course.

The course trains licensed scuba divers to become archaeological eyes and ears as they identify and record valuable information about the shipwreck.

Deming is using sections of a wooden vessel that was beached near the Harbor Town Golf Links and has a 10-foot portion that is exposed above water. Sexton says the vessel may be from the Civil War era and has not yet been explored by archaeologists