ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (ASSC) EVENT

SCAPOD will be at the ASSC Fall Field Day!!

When: October 26, 2019, 10 AM – 3 PM
Where: 12,000 Year History Park on Congaree Creek
1120 Fort Congaree Trail
Cayce, South Carolina

Each fall the Archaeology Society of South Carolina sponsors a free gathering of archaeologists, prehistoric and historic skills demonstrators, story tellers, and others, who present how the people of South Carolina's distant and recent pasts experienced their daily lives through work, play, food, and community.

They will be returning to the 12,000 Year History Park on Congaree Creek for the annual Fall Field Day on October 26, 2019. Come visit if you've ever wanted to learn how stone tools and pottery were made, to try throwing an atl-atl, or if you are interested in learning about active archaeological excavations occurring in our state!

Preliminary list of demonstrators (more to come!)

Heritage Trust - SC DNR
Warren Lasch Conservation Lab
South Carolina Archaeology Public Outreach Division
Fuz Sanderson - Earthskills
Scott Jones - Media Prehistoria
Seven Ages
Chris Judge - Artifact ID and Native American Studies Center
Bobby McLeod - Reenactor
Columbia Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.
ASSC Chapters

University of South Carolina Aiken Event

Visit SCAPOD at USC Aiken’s Science Education Enrichment Day (S.E.E.D.)

S.E.E.D. is a family themed festival celebrating science, technology, engineering and math. The 34th annual S.E.E.D. will provide opportunity for engagement and exchange between children, teens, families, and local STEM professionals. S.E.E.D. is proud to be a Satellite Event of the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington D.C. Along with S.E.E.D., organizers of the USA Science & Engineering Festival hope to have a million people join in across the nation, and the best part—IT’S ALL FREE.

Join us on October 5th from 10am-3pm and celebrate innovations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Visit the Ruth Patrick Science Center and other sites on the USC Aiken campus as student groups, regional corporations, museums, educators, and national labs join forces to present hundreds of activities for people of all ages.

Organizers hope to increase awareness of the critical role science and other STEM fields play in our everyday existence.

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Heritage Trust Event

Come see SCAPOD at The Parker Annex Archaeology Center open house!

Mark your calendars for the Parker Annex Archaeology Center Open House on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The first floor and garden of Parker Annex will be filled with free, family-friendly activity and information stations. The open house will coincide with Historic Columbia's Jubilee: Festival of Black History & Culture and Columbia's Greek Festival. All three events are within blocks of one another in downtown Columbia. Parker Annex is located at 2025 Barnwell Street, Columbia, S.C. 29201.

SCDNR Heritage Trust, Project Archaeology, & SCAPOD Program

Learn first-hand how to help your students practice the basics of inquiry-based learning through crosscurricular lessons that teach archaeology and cultural understanding. Archaeology is an excellent tool for cross-curricular education. Subjects covered in the workshops will include science, mathematics, social studies, history, language arts, geography, and the arts. More information about Project Archaeology can be found at projectarchaeology.org.

Participants will receive full instruction in archaeological science for the classroom and the award-winning curriculum guide Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter for grades 3 - 5 or Project Archaeology: Investigating Nutrition for grade 6. All K-12 educators are encouraged to apply. Many concepts within each curriculum can be taught across all grade levels. Educators employed in SC public school districts may be eligible to receive professional development credit for attending a Project Archaeology workshop. Please contact your district’s coordinator for pre-approval of credit.

Workshops will take place from 8:30am - 5pm at the Parker Annex Archaeology Center. Lunch will be provided for free.

Registration is Required

SCDNR Heritage Trust, Project Archaeology, & SCAPOD Program

Learn first-hand how to help your students practice the basics of inquiry-based learning through crosscurricular lessons that teach archaeology and cultural understanding. Archaeology is an excellent tool for cross-curricular education. Subjects covered in the workshops will include science, mathematics, social studies, history, language arts, geography, and the arts. More information about Project Archaeology can be found at projectarchaeology.org.

Participants will receive full instruction in archaeological science for the classroom and the award-winning curriculum guide Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter for grades 3 - 5 or Project Archaeology: Investigating Nutrition for grade 6. All K-12 educators are encouraged to apply. Many concepts within each curriculum can be taught across all grade levels. Educators employed in SC public school districts may be eligible to receive professional development credit for attending a Project Archaeology workshop. Please contact your district’s coordinator for pre-approval of credit.

Workshops will take place from 8:30am - 5pm at the Parker Annex Archaeology Center. Lunch will be provided for free.

Registration is Required

SCDNR Heritage Trust, Project Archaeology, & SCAPOD Program

Learn first-hand how to help your students practice the basics of inquiry-based learning through crosscurricular lessons that teach archaeology and cultural understanding. Archaeology is an excellent tool for cross-curricular education. Subjects covered in the workshops will include science, mathematics, social studies, history, language arts, geography, and the arts. More information about Project Archaeology can be found at projectarchaeology.org.

Participants will receive full instruction in archaeological science for the classroom and the award-winning curriculum guide Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter for grades 3 - 5 or Project Archaeology: Investigating Nutrition for grade 6. All K-12 educators are encouraged to apply. Many concepts within each curriculum can be taught across all grade levels. Educators employed in SC public school districts may be eligible to receive professional development credit for attending a Project Archaeology workshop. Please contact your district’s coordinator for pre-approval of credit.

Workshops will take place from 8:30am - 5pm at the Parker Annex Archaeology Center. Lunch will be provided for free.

Registration is Required

SC DEPT. OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY CONFERENCE

An informative and fast-paced conference featuring a wide range of topics on South Carolina history, historic properties, and current preservation issues.

The Barnwell archaeology site is a tabby ruins dating to the antebellum period that was part of the 19th century Cotton Hope Plantation. Excavations aim to determine the date of the structure’s construction and the structure’s use, especially how enslaved African Americans were involved.

On Saturday, April 13, 2019, from 10 am to 2 pm, professional archaeologists from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Heritage Trust Program will join principal investigator, Dr. Kimberly Cavanagh, to talk about the excavations at the site and the role of the site in the larger history of the island. Activities will be planned for all ages.

These educational opportunities were made possible by funding from Mr. Thomas Barnwell, Jr., University of South Carolina Beaufort, South Carolina Humanities, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, and South Carolina Archaeology Public Outreach Division (SCAPOD).

To access the site:

To access the site, drive down Squire Pope Road to the traffic circle. Take the first right off of the traffic circle and turn right into the first driveway.

South Carolina Archives and History Program

The Lost Hundred Years in the History of South Carolina – The Story of Santa Elena

Speaker: Mr. William S. “Bill” Davies, Jr.

Columbus landed in the “New World” in 1492. Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, was founded in 1607; the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. Most courses in United States history skip that 100 plus years between these settlements, but major events occurred then. Santa Elena was the first European capital in what became the United States; it was located in present day South Carolina. This is the story of those lost or missing years of our history.

The event is free for members of the South Carolina Archives and History Foundation and $10.00 for non-members.

For more info on the 2019 Spring Speaker Series and registration visit: https://scarchivesandhistoryfoundation.org/2018/12/19/spring-speaker-series-2019/

For questions, contact Donna Foster at 803-896-0339 or DFoster@scdah.sc.gov

Savannah River Archaeological Research Program (SRARP) Program

Public Presentation of the film: One More Time: Walking the Streets of Dunbarton at the Barnwell County Public Library

This short film briefly discusses the coming of the Atomic Energy Commission to Barnwell County and the displacement of the town of Dunbarton and its three hundred residents. Interviewed in the film are Mrs. Margaret Rountree and Mrs. Faye Lindell and her family. It is about fifteen minutes, but full of memories - funny, engaging, and poignant. Place and memory are very important to those who have the chance to visit. The thoughts and memories captured of these two former residents are funny, engaging, and poignant.

MAGNOLIA PLANTATION AND GARDENS EVENT

School groups and the general public are invited to a day of living history to include period cooking, blacksmithing and storytelling. Admission: Adults $20.00, Tri-county students (kindergarten through college) are admitted free with valid student ID.

For more information, please call 843-571-1266 or visit http://www.magnoliaplantation.com/whatsnew.html

ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (ASSC) CONFERENCE

WHEN: February 16, 2019
WHERE: Gambrell Hall, 817 Henderson Street
Columbia, S.C. 29208
TIME: 9 AM - 4 PM (time may be subject to change)
COST: free for 2019 members, $10 for non-members

The theme of this year’s conference is “Heritage at Risk: Coastal Erosion of Archaeological Sites in South Carolina.” A keynote will be given by David Anderson, who will be speaking on coastal erosion in the broader Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains.

There will also be papers on historic and prehistoric archaeology in the state of South Carolina and across the Southeast.

Interested in presenting at the conference? Please email archaeologysocietysc@gmail.com with your paper title and brief abstract by February 1, 2019.

Registration for the conference will be on site and free for current ASSC members, $10 for non-members. Sign up for new members and membership renewals will be available during the conference. For full membership details please visit https://archaeologysc.org/membership/

HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE & GULLAH CELEBRATION EVENT

National Freedom Day was established in 1948 by President Harry Truman in remembrance of February 1, 1865 - the day President Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which outlawed slavery. This year, take a journey through historic Mitchelville. On this tour you will learn more about what the people of Mitchelville were busy creating in 1862 before the Emancipation Proclamation was signed and how that those citizens would create guidepost for generations to follow.

SC DRN HERITAGE TRUST EVENT

Be one of the first people to see inside Parker Annex Archaeology Center! Tour the first floor of Parker Annex, see the new exhibit Pockoy Island Shell Rings:  A Heritage at Risk Case Study, take a peek inside the archaeology laboratory to see what cool artifacts SCDNR archaeologists are analyzing, and visit over 10 activity and information stations. Plus, discover how you can get involved in SCDNR archaeology throughout the year with internships, workshops and volunteer opportunities.

The Parker Annex Archaeology Center open house is a free, family-friendly event with activities for kids of all ages! Activity and information stations include:

• Pockoy Island Shell Rings:  A Heritage at Risk Case Study exhibit, including an augmented reality sandbox and real artifacts from Pockoy

• Pottery Re-Fit with the South Carolina Archaeology Public Outreach Division (SCAPOD)

• Maritime Archaeology with the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA)

• Primitive Technology demonstrations with Scott Jones of Media Prehistoria

• Primitive Skills activities with SCDNR archaeologists

• Fish Printing with SCDNR Aquatic Education

• SCDNR Diversity Outreach

• SC Wildlife Magazine

• SC State Climatology Office, SCDNR

• South Carolina State Museum

• Historic Columbia

• Lexington County Museum

SC CONFEDERATE RELIC ROOM AND MILITARY MUSEUM PROGRAM

“Stonewall” Jackson

January 18, 2019

A general better known by his nickname than his real one, Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson is remembered for his eccentricity, his faith, and his remarkable battlefield leadership.  Come learn about the man General Lee called “my right arm.”

“Stonewall” Jackson will be held at 10:00am and 11:00am on the date shown above. To aid in planning, please register on the museum’s website.

SCAPOD Fundraiser

Would you like to support SCAPOD and enjoy delicious pizza? Start the New Year off right by coming out to our first percentage night with Mellow Mushroom. On Wednesday January 16th From 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm head out to the Mellow Mushroom on Gervais St. in Columbia, SC. When you place your order, let your server know you’re there to support SCAPOD. A percentage of your check will go back to SCAPOD to help support our programs and mission. See you there!

Native American Studies Center

USC Lancaster

 Native American Art and Craft Sale Just in time for the holiday season, see and shop for jewelry, Catawba pottery, baskets, quilts, and more one-of-a-kind artwork at the sixth annual festival, held in conjunction with the City of Lancaster's Christmas in the City. During the festival, visitors also will have the opportunity to see Artist-in-Residence Beckee Garris and speak with her about her pottery and basket making techniques

12,000 Year History Park at Cayce Riverwalk 12,000 Year Trail

Cayce, SC

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month and Awareness Day with a candlelight walk with volunteers in period attire to learn about the lifeways and strategic roles Native Americans played in the economy and welfare of the Carolina colony and later periods.

Learn about varied cultures and traditions of peoples who lived in the area beginning about 12,000 years ago and how their culture and traditions are alive and well in South Carolina today.

Catawba Indian Nation Longhouse

Rock Hill, SC

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month and Awareness Day with the Catawba Indian Nation at their reservation Longhouse located at 996 Avenue of the Nations Rock Hill, SC. This event will have Native American Vendors, Pottery and Beadwork, Arts and Crafts, Drumming and Dancing, Catawba Language Presentations, Food tasting contests, and more.

Open to the public!

Sponsored by Catawba Service Unit, Catawba Cultural Preservation Project & Wellness Warriors

For more information, please contact Ashely Sexton 803-328-2427 for cultural information; food contest contact Lisa Martin 803-372-5663 & Tolani Franks 803-280-2545 for all other questions.

Native American Studies Center

USC Lancaster

Join the Center’s Artist-in-Residence, Beckee Garris, as she demonstrates pottery and basket making. She will share Catawba oral histories and traditions. Garris will be at the Center between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.

All events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 803-313-7172 or email criswese@mailbox.sc.edu.

Native American Studies Center

USC Lancaster

Join the Center’s Artist-in-Residence, Beckee Garris, as she demonstrates pottery and basket making. She will share Catawba oral histories and traditions. Garris will be at the Center between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.

All events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 803-313-7172 or email criswese@mailbox.sc.edu.