Field School in Historical Archaeology
at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site in the South Carolina
Lowcountry
A Late 18th--Early 19th Century Plantation Site
 
Summer Session I June 5-July 7, 1995 (graduate students May 29-
July 12, 1995)
 
Open to undergraduate and graduate students, with six hours credit
offered through the University of South Carolina (Undergraduate:
ANTH 322; Graduate: ANTH 722).  Those accepted will receive
dormitory accomodations at the College of Charleston and a meal
allowance.  A limited number of stipends will be available for
graduate students.  Stipends may be available for undergraduates.
 
Participants will assist in the excavation of dependency structures
in the yard of the Snee Farm Plantation House, a meeting place of
European and African American cultures.
 
Students will learn basic archaeological field methods and techniques
including site mapping and layout, primary and secondary excavation,
data recording, and photography.  Research goals and plans will be
topic of regular discussions.  Graduate students will have the
opportunity to develop leadership skills.
 
This is a joint project of the Southeast Archaeological Center,
National Park Service, and the Department of Anthropology, University
of South Carolina.
 
Project Director:  Dr. Leland Ferguson
Field Director:  Mr. John Goldsborough
 
For more information, contact:
Dr. Leland Ferguson
Department of Anthropology
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 777-6500