Data Recovery Investigations at Site 38DR245: A Late Woodland Camp at the Headwaters of the Ashley River, Dorchester County, South Carolina

Author(s): Ralph Bailey; Larry James

Year: 2021

Summary

Investigators excavated 652 shovel tests and over 334 m2 at Site 38DR245. The investigations have resulted in the identification of five cultural features and approximately 14,000 artifacts. In addition, archaeologists generated three radiocarbon dates from this site. Data recovery at Site 38DR245 has generated important information related to the Deptford culture in South Carolina. All of these data provide a rare look at the Late Woodland period in a region that lies between the Deptford sites typical of lower coastal plain and the interior riverine sites of South Carolina.

Cite this Record

Data Recovery Investigations at Site 38DR245: A Late Woodland Camp at the Headwaters of the Ashley River, Dorchester County, South Carolina. Ralph Bailey, Larry James. 2021 ( tDAR id: 467838) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8467838

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Keywords

Culture
Deptford • Woodland

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Deptford Cord Marked Sherds • Fire Cracked Rock • Human Remains

Site Name
Site No. 38DR245

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

Geographic Keywords
Ashley River • Dorchester (County)

Temporal Keywords
Late Woodland

Spatial Coverage

min long: -80.283; min lat: 32.957 ; max long: -80.235; max lat: 32.984 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Ralph Bailey; Larry James

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
38DR245-Data-Recovery-Report.pdf 8.20mb Nov 9, 2021 Nov 9, 2021 10:16:35 AM Public
Final Report.