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Archaeologists locate Charlesfort at Santa Elena site
USC archaeologists reveal the 16th century French outpost Charlesfort sits where Santa Elena, the early Spanish capital, once stood. Excavations by Stanley South and Ches ter DePratter linked 60 French pottery shards to Charlesfort, founded by Huguenots in May 1562 and abandoned after about nine months.
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