Columbus County, NC
Part of: North Carolina Office of State Archaeology Collection
This collection contains reports and documents produced by archaeological investigations conducted in Columbus County, North Carolina. Original documents are held by the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Other Keywords
Prehistory •
Reconnaissance •
Borrow Area
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
Temporal Keywords
Historic
Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) •
United States of America (Country) •
North Carolina (State / Territory) •
Columbus County (County) •
North America (Continent) •
Cape Fear River Basin •
Columbus (County) •
37047 (Fips Code) •
Coastal Plain
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Archaeological / Historical Reconnaissance of a Borrow Pit Tract in Columbus County, North Carolina (1986)
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In October, 1986, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington conducted an archaeological reconnaissance on approximately 42 acres of a tract proposed for use as a borrow pit in Columbus County, North Carolina (see map). Dr. Thomas C. Loftfield was principal investigator, James Legg and Martin Maestas served as field crew. Approximately 80% of the high ground in the project area consisted of plowed fields. While visibility in most field areas was about 50%, a pattern of 10 foot wide lanes had...