Phase I and II Archaeological Investigations at Shaw Air Force Base and the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina
Part of the Phase I and II Investigations at Shaw Air Force Base and Poinsett Range project
Author(s): Alvin J. Banguilan; John S. Cable; Charles E. Cantley; Leslie Raymer; Victoria Dabir-Banguilan
Year: 2005
Summary
Phase II Testing of three sites located within the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range (PECR) and Phase I Survey of three selected tracts at Show Air Force Base, South Carolina, was conducted by New South Associates for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, and the U.S. Air Force, Show Air Force Bose (AFB). Most of the PECR is located in Sumter County's Manchester Township, with the southern end extending into Fulton, and the eastern edge crossing over into Privateer. The three sites under examination are from north to south, 38SU58, 38SU222, and 38SU191. All three sites were recorded as containing potentially eligible prehistoric components. The testing phase was performed in order to determine the nature and significance of these sites as well as to gather information, which would facilitate the responsible management of these resources. Methods used to evaluate the sites included close interval shovel testing and test unit excavations at locations where artifact concentrations indicated the possible presence of intact cultural components or artifact clusters. Phase II testing at 38SU58 did not suggest a high potential for future research. On the other hand, Phase II testing at 38SU191 and 38SU222 revealed significant intact prehistoric components dating from the Early Archaic, Middle/late Woodland, and Mississippian cultural periods. These sites were evaluated as eligible for nomination to the National Register. Phase I archaeological survey of three selected tracts within Shaw Air Force Base resulted in the revisit/relocation of 38SU250 and the identification of one new site (38SU299). 38SU299 is a small floodplain site situated on the northern bank of long Branch. The presence of a possible midden feature and diagnostic lithic and ceramic material doting to the Middle Woodland and Mississippian cultural periods indicates good research potential. 38SU299 is therefore recommended potentially eligible for nomination to the NHRP. The initial Phase I investigation recommended that 38SU250 should be considered ineligible for nomination to the NRHP (Kreiso et al. 1997).
Cite this Record
Phase I and II Archaeological Investigations at Shaw Air Force Base and the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina. Alvin J. Banguilan, John S. Cable, Charles E. Cantley, Leslie Raymer, Victoria Dabir-Banguilan. New South Associates Technical Report ,1156. Stone Mountain, Georgia: New South Associates, Inc. . 2005 ( tDAR id: 381390) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8M046C2
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Keywords
Culture
Archaic
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Early Woodland
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Late Woodland
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Middle Woodland
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Mississippian
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Woodland
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Fire Cracked Rock
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Macrobotanical
Site Name
38SU191
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38SU222
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38SU250
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38SU299
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38SU58
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Artifact Scatter
Investigation Types
Site Evaluation / Testing
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Systematic Survey
Geographic Keywords
Poinsett Electronic Combat Range
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Poinsett Range
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Shaw Air Force Base
Temporal Keywords
Early Archaic
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Late Woodland
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Middle Woodland
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Mississippian
Spatial Coverage
min long: -80.556; min lat: 33.864 ; max long: -80.349; max lat: 34.017 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Shaw Air Force Base
Principal Investigator(s): Natalie P. Adams
Landowner(s): Shaw Air Force Base
Sponsor(s): United States Air Force Air Combat Command
Repository(s): South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
Prepared By(s): New South Associates, Inc.
Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District; Geo-Marine, Inc.
Record Identifiers
Delivery Order No.(s): 0046
Contract No.(s): DACA63-99-D-0010
Notes
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