Browsing Chicora Research Contributions by Title
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Dealing with death : the use and loss of cemeteries by the S.C. State Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina
(2001-01-17)This brief study reveals what we have been able to ascertain concerning the cemeteries used by the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum (later the South Carolina State Hospital for the Insane and today the South Carolina State ... -
Death in the heartland : three years of burial records for Shelbyville, Illinois
(2019-08)This document transcribes data on 210 burials between January 3, 1900 and May 28, 1902 in Shelbyville, Illinois. -
Discussing the archaeologist's role in public interpretation
(1992-01)This paper discusses other speakers comments as well as his own at Session 39: The Archaeologist's Role in Public Interpretation, Society for Historical Archaeology Symposium, Kingston, Jamaica January 11, 1992. -
Documentation and conservation of waterlogged leather from Folly Island
(1991-04-13)Paper describing the preservation and conservation techniques used on four leather shoes found on Folly Island (Charleston County, S.C.). -
Ethnobotanical analysis of samples from Minim Island, 38GE46, South Carolina
(1989-05-30)Previous work at Minim Island has suggested considerable species diversity, typical of a maritime forest community. While the current study does not match or expand on this diversity, the dominant woods remain oak and pine, ... -
Ethnobotanical analysis of samples from the Aiken-Rhett House, City of Charleston, South Carolina
(1986-01)During October 1985 archaeologists with The Charleston Museum conducted test excavations at the Aiken-Rhett house in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.This ethnobotanical study has revealed that the Aiken-Rhett site does ... -
Ethnobotanical analysis of samples from the beef market, Charleston, South Carolina
(1984-10)During the spring of 1984 archaeologists from The Charleston Museum, the University of Georgia at Athens, and the Chicora Foundation excavated at the site of Charleston's eighteenth century Beef Market. The primary purpose ... -
Ethnobotanical analysis of samples from the Charleston Center site, City of Charleston, South Carolina
(1987-02)This present study examines ethnobotanical materials collected by The Charleston Museum during its two seasons of investigations of the Charleston Center site. -
Ethnobotanical analysis of samples from the Gibbes House, City of Charleston, South Carolina
(1986-06)During February 1986 archaeologists with The Charleston Museum conducted test excavations at the Gibbes House on ·South Battery in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The ethnobotanical remains from the Gibbes site are ... -
Ethnobotanical analysis of samples from the Jackson Shrine, Carolina County, Virginia
(1985-08)Report on test excavations documenting evidence of orchards and other food crops cultivated at the site known as the Jackson Shrine (Caroline County, Virginia). The site of a plantation during the 18th and 19th centuries, ... -
Ethnobotanical analysis of samples from the John Rutledge House, City of Charleston, South Carolina
(1989-01-03)The ethnobotanical data obtained from the Rutledge House collections suggest a site habitat with abundant cleared and disturbed ground capable of supporting "weedy" plants. No evidence of plan foods was obtained, possibly ... -
Ethnobotanical analysis of selected samples from 16MO103, Morehouse County, Louisanna
(1987-07)During the first quarter of 1987 archaeologists with the firm of Brockington and Associates conducted test excavations at a Plaquemine phase site in Morehead County, Lousianna. The ethnobotanical remains from 16M0103 are ... -
Examination of a Disturbed Grave at the Sightler Cemetery, Lexington County, S.C.
(2011-05)On May 5, 2011 the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department was notified by visitors to the Sightler Cemetery that a grave in this small family cemetery off State Pond Road in eastern Lexington County has been disturbed. The ... -
Examination of relative humidity and temperature levels at the South Carolina State Museum
(1986)This study was prepared at the request of Ms. Debi Hacker, Conservation Administrator, South Carolina State Museum and is in response to a three month period of temperature and relative humidity monitoring at the Musuem ... -
Examination, Assessment, and Recommendations for a Cemetery on the Proposed H-6 School Site, Wake County, North Carolina
(2008-12)This report examines a small cemetery identified on the proposed H-6 Wake County, North Carolina school site. The tract consists of approximately 80.802 acres and is situated in northeast Wake County north of US 401 (locally ... -
Exploring Old House : reconstructing the lifeways of Daniel Heyward from the 1965 Charleston Museum excavations
(2000-05-01)This is a follow-up to a 1996 archaeological investigation. -
Factory Cemetery, Lexington County, South Carolina
(2001-10-17)This investigation was conducted by Dr. Michael Trinkley of Chicora Foundation, Inc. for Mr. Greg Lehman of,Mungo Homes. The work was conducted to assist this firm better understand the history of the cemetery, its boundaries, ... -
Fairview-International Paper 69kV Transmission Line Cultural Resources Survey, Newberry County, South Carolina
(2013-10-09)This study reports on an intensive cultural resources survey of a 6.25 mile corridor in the eastern portion of Newberry County, east and southeast of Prosperity, South Carolina. The work was conducted to assist Central ... -
Final Report on the Location of Cemeteries, Graves, and Burial Grounds in Richland County, South Carolina
(2014-09-15)In 2012, Chicora began an ambitious project to identify cemeteries and associate them with tax parcels in order to help descendants and other researchers locate cemeteries. The work was also intended to help developers ... -
Finding and assessing archaeological sites using traditional compliance techniques : (Or, words, mere words)
(1994-02-25)This paper was presented at the 1994 Annual Conference of the Archaeological Society of South Carolina. It presents some information on site discovery from a variety of South Carolina sites. The first example is from the ...
