Investigation of Four Sites at Poinsett Weapons Range, Sumter County, South Carolina

Summary

Phase II Testing of four archaeological sites located within the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range (PECR), South Carolina, was conducted by New South Associates for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and the U. S. Air Force, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB) . Most of 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 four sites under examination are, from north to south, 38SU18, 38SU196, 38SU243, and 38SU150. Of these four, one was originally recorded as a historic site (38SU196), two were prehistoric (38SU18 and 38SU243), and the fourth (38SU150) contained both historic and 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.

Cite this Record

Investigation of Four Sites at Poinsett Weapons Range, Sumter County, South Carolina. ( tDAR id: 381398) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8FT8NH7

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Early Archaic • Historic • Late Woodland • Middle Woodland • Mississippian • Woodland

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone

Site Name
38SU150 • 38SU18 • 38SU196 • 38SU243

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Church / Religious Structure • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Encampment • Grist Mill • Historic Church / Religious Structure • Mill • Non-Domestic Structures • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Road • Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features • Settlements

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Historic Background Research • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Site Evaluation / Testing

Geographic Keywords
Manchester State Forest • Poinsett Electronic Combat Range • Poinsett Range • Shaw Air Force Base

Temporal Keywords
Early Archaic • Historic 19th Century • Historic 20th Century • Late Woodland • Middle Woodland • Mississippian

Spatial Coverage

min long: -80.512; min lat: 33.837 ; max long: -80.296; max lat: 33.996 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Shaw Air Force Base

Field Director(s): William R. Henry

Principal Investigator(s): Charles E. Cantley

Sponsor(s): United States Air Force, Air Combat Command; Shaw Air Force Base

Repository(s): South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology

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

Submitted To(s): United States Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District

Record Identifiers

Contract No.(s): DACW21-99-D-0004

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