38DR480 (Site Name Keyword)
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Brockington and Associates, Inc. conducted archaeological data recovery at Laurel Hill Plantation (Site 38DR480) in 2021 and early 2022. Brockington is supporting True Homes in the treatment of this and other cultural resources that are being managed through the OCRM CZC Certification for their Hwy 165 Clusters Corner project and Homecoming residential community. This site provides a rare glimpse into lives of a small group of Settlement Indians at Laurel Hill, a remote, inland rice plantation...
Glass Beads, Pearlware, and Red Fliming: Exploring MAterial Cultural of the South Carolina Inland Lowcountry Settlement Indians (2023)
Artifacts from the Laurel Hill Plantation site in southern Dorchester County, South Carolina, suggest an early 19th -century Settlement Indian occupation. These indigenous groups were forced to adapt and utilize new strategies to cope with the onslaught of European colonization. They found themselves betwixt and between political economies marred by enslavement and changing cultural and geographic realities, obscuring traditional practices. We explore these connections through a native-produced...