The Archaeological Pathway to the 1670 Fortifications

Abstract

As a result of an evaluation of the Phase 1 site survey done by Johnny Miller in the fall of 1968, the South Carolina Tricentennial Commission contracted with the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of South Carolina to undertake a Phase 2 exploratory project. They would go over Johnny Miller’s work and recover clues to the location of Charles Towne. A one month project was outlined, and I took leave from the North Carolina Department of Archives and History to work with John Combes, assistant director of the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, to execute the exploratory project. An additional week was later added to the field work to obtain further data.

What were the research goals for the archaeology? What evidence for the Charles Towne fortifications was found? What artifacts were found associated with the fortifications?