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Archaeologists Probe Fort Jackson For Ancient Cultures
Archaeologists from the University of South Carolina, under a U S Army contract, survey 660 sites on Fort Jackson 52 300 acres near Columbia to learn about early peoples from the Woodland Period through prehistory using GPS mapping. Artifact finds include a rough check stamp pottery shard with evidence of maize hunter gatherer activity and ceremonial concerns with tribal consultations noted.
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Fort Jackson
America
Deborah Keene
University of South Carolina
Columbia
U.S. Army
University
Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
Elizabeth May
Keene
May
Mark Dutton
Army
Fort Stewart