Monthly Meetings 

 

 

450th Commemoration of Jean Ribaut landing on Parris Island will be observed on Friday May 25th, 2012. See details in files below.

 

January - Bob Campbell - Slideshow of May 2011 tour of Peru and Machu Picchu 

February - Tammy Herron - Confederate Fortifications along Lower Three Runs

March - Mary Socci - Octogon Plantation, Palmetto Bluff (18th Century Science and Architecture)

April - Ashley Deming and Carl Naylor - SC Sport Diver Archaeology Management Program

May - ChesterDePratter - History and Archaeology of Charlesfort, Parris Island, SC

 

January - Sean Taylor "SCDNR Heritage Trust Program"

February - Eric Poplin "Combahee Ferry"

March - Steven Smith "Francis Marion and his Partisan`s at Snow`s Island" 

April - Chester DePratter and Gibbs McDowell "Sea Island Secrets" - discussion and film

May - Brooke Brilliant "African American and Native American Colonoware Analysis"
September - Nena Rice "South Carolina Archaeology from 16,000 years ago"
October - Colin Brooker "Tabby - Origins and Diffusion in the Atlantic World"

Novenber - Chica Arndt "Mary Musgrove"

December - Christmas Social

 

2009 Theme: Adventures in Archaeology

December - Christmas Social
November-Jim Spirek "The Charleston Harbor Mapping Project"
October- Chris Amer "The Mars Bluff Navy Yard"
September- George Stubbs "The Pre-Historic Hohokam"
May-Mona Grunden:"Explorations of an 18th century site on James Island- the Natchez Indians"
April-John McCarthy:"The archaeology of a colonial plantation on the margins of the elite"
March-Alex Sweeney:"The Yamasee at Altamaha Town"
February-Dr. Eric Poplin:"The Coastal Southeast Indians from 1500`s to 1718 including the Yamasee"
January- Dr. Ellen Shlasko:"The 1862 Battle of Shiloh and her explorations of the battlefield"


2008 -Theme: Adventures in Archaeology

December - Christmas Social
November-Mississippian and early colonial Native Americans in southeast:Dr. Charles Cobb
October-Late Pre- Historic and Historic Native Americans in SC:Chris Judge
September-Johannes Kolb Site:Sean Taylor
May-North American Paleo Indians:Jon Leader
April-SC Maritime Archaeology:Lora Holland
March-Savannah-Ogeechee Barge Canal:Chica Arndt
February-The Chaco Phenomenon-George Stubbs
January-Rock Art in SC:Tommy Charles


2007 - Theme: SC and the Caribbean connection

December - Christmas Social
November - Urban Foodways and Markets in Charleston: Martha Zierden.
October- In Search of Revolutionary Savannah, Rita Elliott.
September- Archaeological Perspectives of Foodways, Nicole Isenbarger.
May  - Cofitachequi: a Chiefdom in Central South Carolina: Dr. Gail Wagner.
April  - From the French West Africa to the French West Indies: Dr. Ken Kelly.
March - Clifton Plantation, New Providence, The Bahamas: Andrew Agha.
February  - Landscape Archaeology in Sumter Forest: Sean Taylor.
January  - Investigation of Athol Island, New Providence, The Bahamas. Dr. Eric Poplin


2006 - Theme: Pottery and Ceramics
December  - Holidays Social.
November  - Archaeology on the Roman Frontier: Excavations at Noviodunum , Dr. Kris Lockyear.
October - S.C. and the Caribbean: Lifeline to a Revolution, Bryan Howard.
September- Barbados Carolina Connection, Michael Stoner.
May  - Chapter Members Collections.
April - Edgefield Stonewares, Steve Ferrell.
March - Historic Ceramics in SC, Carl Steen.
February - Native American Pottery- part 2, Becky Barrera.
January - Native American Pottery, Becky Barrera.

2005 - Theme: Mississippian
December  - Holidays Social.
November  - Blue Shelledge Ceramics, Wayne Roberts.
October  - Fort Motte and Camden Battlefields, Steve Smith.
September - Callawassie Island, Bill Behan.
May - Mississippian Etawah Site, Adam King - cancelled
April - Colonial Dorchester, Ashley Chapman.
March - Mississippian Indians in the Southeast, Rob Moon.
February  - Solutrean Culture, Jean F. Guilleux.
January  - Mississippian Chiefdoms in Allendale Co., Keith Stephenson.

2004 - Theme: The Lowcountry
December - Holidays Social
November - Archaeology at Battlefield Park, Gail Whalen
October - The Chaco Phenomenon, George Stubbs
September - The Search for Le Prince, Jim Spirek
May - Morris Island and North Island Lighthouses, Chris Judge
April - Upper Paleolithic of Russian Far East, Chris Gillam
March - Early History of Hilton Head Island, Rosemary Staples
February - Palenque, a Meso-American Site, Mary White
January - The Siege of Savannah, Mike Vaquer

Chapter Monthly Fieldtrip

Join us for our Monthly Fieldtrip, organized by the ASSC Hilton Head Island Chapter. Here are our trips, and a few shots taken during some of our explorations. 

 

 

 

 

2012

February - Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, GA

May - Savannah Roundhouse Railroad Museum

 

 

2011

March - BB Sams` Plantation on Dataw Island

May - "Canal Days" Savannah- Ogeechee Canal Museum and Nature Center

October - Old Sheldon Church and St. Helena`s Episcopal Church, Beaufort

 

2010

November - Penn Center on St. Helena Island

 

2009
May-Palachacolas Town on Webb Wildlife Preserve
April-Wormsloe Plantation
March-The Yamasee Altamaha Town at Heyward Point
February-Tybee Island Light Sation and Fort Screven
January-Fort Pulaski

2008
November-Ft. Fremont, Land`s End, St Helena Island
October-Green Shell Enclosure, Hilton Head Island
September-Fort Frederick
May- Topper
April-Fort Stewart Cemeteries
March-Savannah-Ogeechee Barge Canal
February-Stoney/Baynard and Fish Hall Plantations

2007
March- Fort McAllister.
February- Bluffton: Heyward House.
January - Beaufort: Verdier House and Arsenal Museum.

2006
October - Parris Island: Kiln site.
September - Garden Lot- Savannah.
May - Topper Site.
April - Parris Island: Santa Elena.
April - SCDOT Site: The Lost Ferry.
March - Spring Island.2005
November - Fort Stewart.
October - Callawassie Island.
October - Parris Island
September - Discovery Day, Camden
May - Topper Site
April - Colonial Dorchester
March - Ocmulgee National Monument, Ga
February - Altamaha



January - Lawton Mounds

December - Holidays Social
November - Battlefield Park, Savannah
October - Ogeechee Canal, Ga.
September - Discovery Weekend, Santee
April - Brockington and Associates Archaeological Lab., Mt Pleasant
March - Rev War Fieldtrip in the Low Country
February - ASSC Annual Conference, Columbia
January - Fort Morris, Ga.

Archaeological Display Project

The Archaeological Display Project cataloging artifacts at the Honey Horn Barn has been completed. .

Virginia Jordan and Inas Otten have chosen the artifacts for the initial display in the Museum. We have a great display case there. Next is to arrange and label the artifacts, and perhaps some history and pictures of the plantations. This is what this long term project is all about -- to get our island artifacts and history out on display for the public.

HHI Chapter Newsletter     

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