Archaeological Management and Investigations of Eight Sites at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina
Summary
From March 1 to April 18, 2004, New South Associates, Inc. (NSA) conducted Phase II archaeological investigations of eight sites on the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range (PECR), Shaw Air Force Base, in Sumter County, South Carolina. This Phase II archaeological testing was conducted under subcontract with Geo-Marine, Inc., for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, and Shaw Air Force Base. This Phase II investigation focused on eight sites both prehistoric and historic. The Phase II investigations at the eight sites provided an opportunity to further the understanding of both historical and prehistoric sites in the Upper Coastal Plain in South Carolina. The results of this investigation will provide the information necessary to evaluate the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility of the eight sites.
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Archaeological Management and Investigations of Eight Sites at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina. ( tDAR id: 381426) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8ZS2XZD
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Keywords
Culture
Historic
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Late Woodland
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Middle Woodland
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Mississippian
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Woodland
Material
Building Materials
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Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Fire Cracked Rock
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Glass
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Ground Stone
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Metal
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Wood
Site Name
38SU155
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38SU192
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38SU199
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38SU233
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38SU290
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38SU292
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38SU293
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38SU294
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Artifact Scatter
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Midden
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Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
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Trash Midden
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Ground Disturbance Monitoring
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Heritage Management
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Site Evaluation / Testing
General
Liquor Still
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National Register of Historic Places
Geographic Keywords
Carolina Bays
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Poinsett Electronic Combat Range
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Shaw Air Force Base
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South Carolina
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Sumter County
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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
Contributor(s): Brad Botwick; Mason W. Sheffield; Jennifer B. Langdale; Alvin J. Banguilan
Principal Investigator(s): Natalie P. Adams
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; 1176
OMB Number(s): 0704-0188
U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command Series Number(s): 28
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