Archaeological Testing of 11 Sites, Poinsett Electronic Bombing Range, Shaw AFB, Sumter County, South Carolina

Author(s): Ashley A. Chapman; Natalie Adams; Mark Swanson; Patrice White

Year: 2000

Summary

This report presents the results of Phase II archaeological testing of 11 sites on the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina (38SU56, 38SU60, 38SU106, 38SU153, 38SU157, 38SU163, 38SU167, 38SU169, 38SU204, 38SU205, 38SU230). Of these 11 sites, seven are prehistoric and four are historic. The sites are located in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. All of the sites are located on land owned by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the testing was conducted in order to assess each site’s eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Cite this Record

Archaeological Testing of 11 Sites, Poinsett Electronic Bombing Range, Shaw AFB, Sumter County, South Carolina. Ashley A. Chapman, Natalie Adams, Mark Swanson, Patrice White. Stone Mountain, Georgia: New South Associates, Inc. 2000 ( tDAR id: 381471) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8NZ88JC

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Historic • Late Woodland • Middle Woodland • Mississippian • Woodland

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Ground Stone • Metal

Site Name
38SU106 • 38SU153 • 38SU157 • 38SU163 • 38SU167 • 38SU169 • 38SU204 • 38SU205 • 38SU230 • 38SU56 • 38SU60

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Commercial or Industrial Structures • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • House • Midden • Post Hole / Post Mold • Railroad • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features

Investigation Types
Heritage Management • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Arms • Calcine Bone • Car Finder • Chimney Base • Clothing • Collapsed Chimney • Farmstead • Hanover Ceramic Series • Manchester Depot • Metal Hardware • Pearlware • Scraper • Stoneware • Tobacco • Wilmington Ceramic Series • Yadkin Ceramic Series

Geographic Keywords
Coastal Plain • Poinsett Electronic Combat Range • Shaw Air Force Base • South Carolina • Sumter County

Spatial Coverage

min long: -80.704; min lat: 33.755 ; max long: -80.354; max lat: 33.943 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Shaw Air Force Base

Contributor(s): Lisa O'Steen; Leslie Raymer

Principal Investigator(s): J.W. Joseph

Prepared By(s): New South Associates, Inc.

Submitted To(s): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Georgia

Record Identifiers

Contract Number(s): DACW21-99-D-004, DO 0007

New South Associates Technical Report Number(s): 807

Notes

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