Prehistoric and Historic Archaeological Survey of Approximately 300 Acres at Shaw Air Force Base and the Wateree Recreational Area

Summary

From September through December 1996 crews from the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of the University of South Carolina and the Public Service Archaeology Program of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign conducted Phase I archaeological survey of 284 acres at Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter County, and Wateree Recreational Area, Kershaw County, South Carolina, for the United States Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. The investigations were designed to identify archaeological resources present at both locales and to provide recommendations for the National Register of Historic Places status of all sites located, and were conducted to fulfill base obligations under Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Cite this Record

Prehistoric and Historic Archaeological Survey of Approximately 300 Acres at Shaw Air Force Base and the Wateree Recreational Area. ( tDAR id: 381415) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8H70H6S

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Historic • Mississippian • PaleoIndian • Woodland

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Glass • Metal

Site Name
38SU248 • 38SU249 • 38SU250 • 38SU251 • 38SU252

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Archaeology • NRHP • Site Survey • South Carolina • Sumter County

Geographic Keywords
Shaw Air Force Base • South Carolina (State / Territory) • Sumter (County) • Wateree Recreational Area • Wateree River

Spatial Coverage

min long: -80.513; min lat: 33.94 ; max long: -80.418; max lat: 34.004 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Shaw Air Force Base

Contributor(s): Public Service Archaeology Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina

Landowner(s): Shaw Air Force Base

Record Identifiers

Contract Number(s): DACA88-96-M-0398

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Documents

  1. Manager's Report on The Prehistoric and Historic Archaeological Survey of Approximately 300 Acres at Shaw Air Force Base and the Wateree Recreational Area, Sumter and Kershaw Counties, South Carolina (1997)
  2. Memos relating to Phase I Report of Shaw Air Force Base and Wateree Recreation Area (1997)
  3. Prehistoric and Historic Archaeological Survey of Approximately 300 Acres at Shaw Air Force Base and the Wateree Recreational Area, Sumter and Kershaw Counties, South Carolina (1997)