Phase II Archaeological Investigations of Eight Sites at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina

Author(s): Brad Botwick; Mason W. Sheffield; Jennifer B. Langdale; Alvin J. Banguilan

Year: 2005

Summary

This Phase II archaeological study dealt with eight sites (38SU155, 38SU192, 38SU199, 38SU233, 38SU290, 38SU292, 38SU293) at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range (PECR) of Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter County, South Carolina. The sites include one historic dwelling (38SU155) and seven prehistoric camps located in the vicinity of Big Bay. Phase II investigations at each site included systematic shovel testing followed by test unit excavations to delineate site dimensions and artifact distributions, identify features and site stratigraphy, and assess the content and integrity of each site. As a result of these Phase II investigations, recommendations were made concerning each site’s National register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility.

Cite this Record

Phase II Archaeological Investigations of Eight Sites at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina. Brad Botwick, Mason W. Sheffield, Jennifer B. Langdale, Alvin J. Banguilan. Stone Mountain, Georgia: New South Associates, Inc. . 2005 ( tDAR id: 381460) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8XG9S22

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Keywords

Culture
African American • Historic • Late Woodland • Middle Woodland • Mississippian • Woodland

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

Site Name
38SU155 • 38SU192 • 38SU199 • 38SU233 • 38SU290 • 38SU292 • 38SU293 • 38SU294

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Midden • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Trash Midden

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Ground Disturbance Monitoring • Heritage Management • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
African-American Farmstead • Chimney Remains • Deptford Ceramics • Farmstead • Liquor Still • Mississippian Ceramics • National Register of Historic Places • Prehistoric Camps • Resource Procurement • Robert Black • Stone Tool Manufacture

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

Spatial Coverage

min long: -80.671; min lat: 33.756 ; max long: -80.353; max lat: 33.94 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Shaw Air Force Base

Principal Investigator(s): Natalie P. Adams

Project Director(s): J.W. Joseph

Landowner(s): Shaw Air Force Base

Sponsor(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District

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

Submitted To(s): Geo-Marine, Inc.

Record Identifiers

Contract Number(s): DA CA63-99-D-0010, D.O. 0057

New South Associates Technical Report Number(s): 1231

OMB Number(s): 0704-0188

U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command Series Number(s): 28

Notes

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