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University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Archaeology and Anthropology, South Carolina SCIAA Newsletter - Legacy & PastWatch Institute of 12-2015 Legacy - December 2015 South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology--University of South Carolina Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/leg Part of the Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, "South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology - Legacy, December 2015". http://scholarcommons.sc.edu/leg/47/ This Newsletter is brought to you by the Archaeology and Anthropology, South Carolina Institute of at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in SCIAA Newsletter - Legacy & PastWatch by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Inside. DIRECTOR’S NOTE Arkhaios Film Festival MARITIME RESEARCH VOL. 19, NO. 2, DECEMBER 2015 Recovery of CSS Pee Dee Cannons Parris Island Canoe Exhibit In Search of Yamasee Indian Villages in Upper Port Royal Waters RESEARCH Chicasa: Searching for de Soto in Mississippi Fort Motte Research––2015 Update World War I Trench Maps Exhibit Sants Elena Foundation Opens History Center in Beaufort Exploring the Buried Archaic in South Carolina (Back cover) UofSC Archaeologists Raise Trio of Civil War Cannons By Peggy Binette @UofSC, 9/29/2015 Columbia, S.C.––A team of underwater archaeologists from the University of South Carolina raised SAVANNAH RIVER three Civil War cannons––each weighing upwards of 15,000 pounds––from the silty sediment of ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH South Carolina’s Great Pee Dee River near Florence, S.C., on Tuesday (Sept. 29). “The recovery of Early Archaic Settlement Along the these three cannons––the complete armament of a Confederate gunboat––offers unique insight in Central Savannah River, Re-visited the arming and intended role of this warship to contest the Union blockade off the coast of South Carolina and to perhaps engage in high seas raiding against Northern merchant vessels,” says James Spirek, an underwater archaeologist with the College of Arts and Sciences’ South Carolina Institute SPECIAL EVENTS for Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA). South Carolina Archaeology Month 2015 Archaeologists Pluck 3 Civil War Cannons from River ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH Site By Susanne M. Schafer––Associated Press––Tuesday, September 29, 2015 TRUST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)––A team of South Carolina archaeologists plucked three cast iron Civil Introducing New ART Board Member War cannons from the Pee Dee River on Tuesday and marveled that 150 years in the muck hadn’t Sam McCuen done major damage to the weapons. “These guns are in remarkable, pristine condition,” state Introducing New ART Board Member Ben archaeologist Jonathan Leader said in a telephone interview after the recovery operation. Zeigler SEE Pages 4-9 for the Full Story SCIAA Donors Thank you for your generous support of the Archaeological Research Trust (ART) Endowment Fund and the printing of Legacy. Please send donations in the enclosed envelope to Nena Powell Rice USC/SCIAA, 1321 Pendleton Street, Columbia, SC 29208, indicating whether you want to continue receiving Legacy and include your email address. All contributions are appreciated. Please visit our website at: http://www. artsandsciences.sc.edu/sciaa to download past issues, and let the Editor know if you wish to receive Legacy by email. Thank You! Nena Powell Rice, Editor, (803) 576-6573 Office, ([email protected]). The third cannon being lifted from the Great Pee Dee on September 29, 2015. (Photo by Nena Powell Rice) Legacy is the magazine of the SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina By Steven D. Smith Legacy will be published twice in 2015 Director’s Notes Steven D. Smith, Director Nena Powell Rice, Chief Editor, Layout, Design, and When the request for articles for this at Fort Motte last week, a lady told me Production ([email protected]) issue went out, Nena received a wealth that the last issue really should have of material, so much, that we decided to been called the Leggacy, because so many Editorial Board Chester B. DePratter, Research forego my usual opening notes. I warn photographs included Jim Legg. Well, yes, Keith Stephenson, Savannah River Archaeological you, I will seek revenge next issue. I he does a lot! Enjoy this issue of Legacy! Research Program Jonathan Leader, State Archaeologist have to include, though, a comment from Nena Powell Rice, Archaeological another satisfied Legacy reader. While Research Trust Karen Y. Smith, Applied Research Steven D. Smith, Director James Spirek, State Underwater Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeologist Archaeology Film Festival Archaeological Research Trust By Dr. Joanna Casey Board of Trustees The Third Annual Arkhaios Film Festival and Archaeological Reconstruction. Bill Bridges, Chair, Greenville, SC in Hilton Head, yet again, brought The grand prize this year went to George Bell, Vice Chair, Greenville, SC Kenneth Huggins, Past Chair, Mt. Pleasant, SC together a collection of excellent and Saving Mes Aynak, directed by Brent Nena Powell Rice, Secretary, Columbia, SC thought provoking films on archaeology Huffman (USA). The judging panel Steven D. Smith, Director, Ex-Officio, from around the world. The Arkhaios Film unanimously selected this film, and Lexington, SC Festival was founded by Jean Guilleux, it also won the prize for the audience Jonathan Leader, State Archaeologist, Ex-Officio, whose long-term love of archaeology has favorite on the day it was shown. It tells Columbia, SC resulted in many decades of volunteer the heartbreaking story of the heroic F. Jo Baker, Pawleys Island, SC participation in archaeology projects in attempts being made by a small group Hunter Bridges, Greenville, SC many countries and engagements with of ill-equipped Afghani archaeologists to Antony C. Harper, Greenville, SC archaeological literature and film. He save a spectacular site from destruction Ernest L. “Chip” Helms, III, MD, Society Hill, SC was astonished to discover that there was by a Chinese mining company. Located Sam McCuen, Lexington, SC really only one venue in North America for on the Silk Road, Mes Aynak dates back Ira Miller, Columbia, SC seeing documentary films on archaeology, 5,000 years, but its most visible and Bob Mimms, Pawleys Island, SC while in his native Europe, there are stunning aspect is an early Buddhist Patricia Moore-Pastides, Columbia, SC many. Arkhaios is his way of rectifying temple complex. Lead archaeologist, William Schmidt, West Columbia, SC this situation, and this annual, free event Qadir Temori, negotiates a treacherous Walter Wilkinson, Pawleys Island, SC provides documentary filmmakers with labyrinth of avaricious corporations, Benjamin T. Zeigler, Florence, SC an enthusiastic audience with a variety corrupt government officials, Taliban of interests and backgrounds. Guilleux’s terrorists, and well-meaning but oblivious Emeritis Board only criterion for the films he and his and utterly ineffectual international William A. Behan, Bluffton, SC committee choose from those submitted archaeologists, to try to either save the Robert Benedict, Greenville, SC is “excellence” broadly conceived. site from destruction, or responsibly Russell Burns, Laurens, SC Consequently, the slate of films at each salvage as much of it as possible. Beyond B. Lindsay Crawford, Columbia, SC festival ranges from big budget, slickly its story, wonderful cinematography Lou Edens, Mt. Pleasant, SC produced extravaganzas to small, low and charming characters, the film is an David G. Hodges, Columbia, SC Dorothy Kendall, MD, Eastover, SC budget films that tell interesting stories excellent indictment of global capitalism Edward Kendall, MD, Eastover, SC about many aspects of archaeology and and its effects on cultural preservation and Francis Neuffer, MD, Columbia, SC cultural heritage. the lives of people in local communities. Heyward Robinson, Mt. Pleasant, SC This year Guilleux and his selection All university libraries should own a copy William H. Sullivan, Callawassie Island, SC committee chose 17 films from the more of this film. than 40 that were submitted. Those films Administrative Staff to ART Board went to a second committee of judges Nena Powell Rice (803) 576-6573 or ([email protected]) who selected the films for the festival’s prizes. This year’s films were from or University of South Carolina about 17 different countries, and six of SC Institute of Archaeology and the 17 selected films were having their Anthropology American Premiere at Arkhaios. The 1321 Pendleton Street festival gives out five major awards: Best Columbia, SC 29208 Archaeology Film, Best Cultural Heritage (803) 777-8170 (For Staff Directory) Film, best South Carolina Heritage Film, (803) 576-6573 (Nena Rice) the Arkhaios Founder Award, and the (803) 254-1338, FAX Grand Prize of the Arkhaios Film Festival. http://www.artsandsciences.sc.edu/sciaa The audience also votes for its favorite film each day for a total of three awards. There are also Special Mentions, which this year was two awards for Innovative Science Jean Guilleux, at the opening of Arkhaios. (Photo by Mary Lou Brewton) 2 Legacy, Vol. 19, No. 2, December 2015 Square Holes: Digging the Kolb Site of a group of middle aged engineers even picture directed by Ron Howard and by William Judge (USA) received three more interesting than an artifact that is Lightning Strikes Twice will be included as a awards, including

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