Browsing Chicora Research Contributions by Issue Date
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An archaeological overview of the South Carolina woodland period : its the same old riddle
(1984)This paper discusses ceramics and pottery of the Woodland period of South Carolina. -
Remember man thou art dust : coffin hardware of the early twentieth century
(1984)The purpose of this paper is to begin, in an orderly and logical fashion. the study of coffin hardware. This discussion should be of use to bio-archaeologists who are involved in burial or cemetery removal projects. This ... -
Wood analysis of four coffin samples, Charleston County, South Carolina
(1984-08)This paper reports on the examination of four coffin wood samples provided by Dr. Ted Rathbun, Department of Anthropology, University of South Carolina. Three samples were submitted from 38CH778 - each representing a ... -
Analysis of ethnobotanical remains Archdale Plantation, Dorchester County, South Carolina
(1984-10)Samples from the excavation of the Archdale Hall site were analyzed and reported on. -
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 ... -
Not by meat alone : the use of plant foods among the antebellum Carolinians
(1985-01)In this paper, data from several recent studies conducted in the Charleston, South Carolina area are used to demonstrate that floral remains have a role to play in the reconstruction of foodways and, further, that both ... -
The plant resources and ethnobotany of Town Creek, Montgomery County, North Carolina
(1985-07)The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of plant use at the Town Creek Mound site during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries A.D. -
A rich man's wealth : an archaeological and historical investigation of the Elfe Plantation
(1985-07)This paper discusses the mid to late nineteenth century plantation of Thomas Elfe, the noted Charleston cabinetmaker, which is situated on Daniels Island in Berkeley County. -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Management summary of an archaeological survey of the Longpoint Phase I Development Tract, Charleston County, South Carolina
(1986)This summary is intended to provide a synopsis of the preliminary archival research and the archaeological survey of the Longpoint Phase I Development Tract. It gives a history of the property as well as geographical and ... -
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 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 ... -
Management summary of archaeological testing conducted at 38CH873, Longpoint phase I development tract, Charleston County
(1986-11-19)This investigation was directed by Dr. Michael Trinkley of Chicora Foundation, Inc. for Mr. David W. Ames, developer of the 275 acre {highland) Longpoint tract. It gives a history of the property as well as geographical ... -
The lifestyle of freemen at Mitchelville, Hilton Head Island : evidence of a changing pattern of Afro-American archaeological visibility
(1987)Essay re archaeological remains that suggest the lifestyle of African-American freedmen at Mitchelville (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) during Reconstruction. -
Management summary of archaeological mitigation at 38GE294 Willbrook Plantation
(1987)An archaeological survey was performed at the Willbrook Plantation site at Pawleys Island to fulfill the necessary requirements for Litchfield-by-the-Sea to obtain approval from the State Historic Preservation Office to ... -
Of freedom unto all : an archaeological examination of the Port Royal experiment
(1987)Essay providing a brief history of the "Port Royal experiment" (Beaufort County, S.C.) and its archaeological remains, on territory captured early in the Civil War by Union troops in which former slaves farmed land abandoned ... -
The archaeological manifestations of the "Port Royal Experiment" at Mitchelville, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
(1987-01)This paper presented at the 1987 SHA Conference, Savannah, Georgia, gives a history of the Port Royal Experiment. -
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. -
Management summary of an archaeological survey of a portion of the Willbrook development, Georgetown County, South Carolina
(1987-05-25)This study was conducted by Dr. Michael Trinkley of Chicora Foundation, Inc. for Mr. Steven Goggans, manager of The Litchfield Company Architectural Division, which is developing the approximately 2400 acre Willbrook ...
