Sapelo Island
This collection contains the digital resources for all Georgia Department of Natural Resoures Historic Preservation Division's (GA DNR HPD) records pertaining to Sapelo Island. It also includes some materials maintained by members of the Sapelo Island Archaeological Research Consortium.
The collection is divided into subcollections based on sites that GA DNR HPD manages on Sapelo Island. The following subcollections correspond to archaeological sites: Bank Stabilization/ Spalding's Long Tabby, Behaviour Cemetery, Bourbon Field, Chocolate, Gullah Geechee, Lighthouse, Mission Archaeology, Pumpkin Hammock, Raccoon Bluff, and Shell Ring. One subcollection labeled Sapelo Island General/Miscellaneous Resources contains additional materials related to archaeological research, cultural resource management, and/or volunteer events that GA HPD DNR conducts on the island.
Site Name Keywords
Chocolate Plantation •
Behavior Cemetery •
High Point •
Shipwreck •
General •
Lighthouse •
Long Tabby
Site Type Keywords
Non-Domestic Structures •
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Plantation Site •
Funerary and Burial Structures or Features •
Cemetery •
Water-Related •
Shipping-Related Structure •
Shipwreck •
Archaeological Feature •
Mound / Earthwork
Other Keywords
Shell •
Artifact Collection •
Field School Excavation •
Public Archaeolgoy •
MIdden
Culture Keywords
Historic •
Prehistoric •
Archaic •
Native American - Prehistoric
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Archaeological Overview •
Historic Background Research •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Systematic Survey •
Reconnaissance / Survey
Material Types
Ceramic •
Metal •
Chipped Stone •
Glass •
Shell •
Ground Stone •
Building Materials •
Wood •
Human Remains •
Fauna
Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric •
19th & 20th Centuries
Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) •
United States of America (Country) •
Georgia (State / Territory) •
McIntosh County (County) •
North America (Continent)
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-19 of 19)
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- Chocolate Plantation, Sapelo Island - Artifact Photos (2006)
- Sapelo Island - Photos 2005 (2005)
- Sapelo Island: 2009 Shell Pile Excavation (2009)
- Sapelo Island: Behavior Cemetery - Artifact and Report Pictures 2010 (2010)
- Sapelo Island: Behavior Cemetery - Gravestone Pictures 2010 (2010)
- Sapelo Island: Behavior Cemetery - Various Pictures 2010 (2010)
- Sapelo Island: Behaviour Cemetery Photos 2008 (2008)
- Sapelo Island: Chocolate Plantation - 2006 Archaeology Day Photos (2006)
- Sapelo Island: Chocolate Plantation - 2006 Field School Photos (2006)
- Sapelo Island: Chocolate Plantation Historic Photos (2006)
- Sapelo Island: High Point - Artifact Photos 2007 (2007)
- Sapelo Island: High Point - Various Maps (2007)
- Sapelo Island: High Point Field School Photos 2007 (2007)
- Sapelo Island: Shipwreck 1 (2010)
- Sapelo Island: Shipwreck 2 (2010)
- Sapelo Island: Shipwreck 3 (2010)
- Sapelo Island: Weekend for Wildlife 2007 - Chocolate Plantation Excavation Photos (2007)
- Sapelo Island: Weekend for Wildlife 2009 - Long Tabby Excavation Photos (2009)
- Sapelo Island: Weekend for Wildlife 2011 - Excavation Photos (2011)