Archaeological Data Recovery at 38BU2186 and 38BU2187, Stony Creek at Bindon Plantation, Beaufort County, South Carolina

Summary

At Site 38BU2186, archaeologists recovered intact buried deposits, including pottery, lithics, and charcoal, that indicate a Late Woodland period logistical camp on the bluff overlooking Stony Creek. A large house, including several outbuildings and tennis court, were built on top of the Native American site after the Civil War, probably around 1900. This settlement was occupied on a part-time basis until the 1980s. The house was razed in the early 2000s.

Archaeologists found very little evidence of a post contact occupation at 38BU2186 prior to the Civil War. Indeed, there is strong evidence that the early historic settlement at Bindon was at Site 38BU2187. Archaeologists identified and excavated a small, possible log structure at 38BU21867 that was likely constructed in the mid-1700s. We speculate that this initial structure was occupied only a few years until a more permanent settlement could be built, perhaps at 38BU1289. Archaeologists speculate that the initial structure was renovated and used as a slave dwelling. These interpretations are based on numerous architectural features such as posts, a chimney, and a large assemblage of colonial period artifacts including a significant amount of colonoware.

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Principal Investigator(s): Larry James

Landowner(s): Chris Ramm

Sponsor(s): Caylor Romines

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