May 2020
Archaeology News
 Free Educational Resources for K-12 through College:
New Films and Lesson Plans Now Available
The SCDNR Heritage Trust films page has a new look. The main films page now showcases the three feature-length documentary films that have been produced over the last five years: The Inevitable Evolution of Fort Frederick, The Planter at the Gate, and The Ring People. Each of these films now has its own page that includes supplemental films and lesson plans within each series. Fourteen new films have been added to The Ring People page and the SCDNR Heritage Trust Vimeo page. These additional films are extended interviews with professional archaeologists from the production of The Ring People. Four additional lesson plans have also been added to The Ring People page to supplement existing short films: Archaeo-Tech: Geophysics, Archaeo-Tech: LIDAR, Archaeo-Tech: Radiocarbon Dating, and Archaeo-Tech: The Barrier Island. Three additional lesson plans have been added to The Planter at the Gate page to supplement existing short films: Civil War Uniforms & Equipment, Ordnance: Historical Photograph Analysis, and Reading Civil War Maps.
 The Ring People Selected for the 17th Annual
Archaeology Channel International Film Festival
The Ring People was one of 26 films selected for screening at the 17th Annual Archaeology Channel International Film Festival. The mission of the festival is to exhibit for our audience the wonderful diversity of human cultures past and present in the exploration of our place in history and in our world, and to promote the genre and the makers of film and video productions about cultural heritage. The festival was originally schedule to take place from May 13 - 17, 2020 at The Shedd Institute in Eugene, Oregon. Due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the festival has moved online and you have an opportunity to participate from the comfort and safety of your home. Virtual tickets are for sale here to screen all 26 films.
 Free Online Archaeology Resources
for Educators, Students and Parents
Over 200 archaeology resources have been compiled by many of our colleagues into a spreadsheet that can be downloaded here. This spreadsheet contains online archaeological and historical resources that are aimed to help teachers create lesson plans and students find content during episodes of social distancing, and when we return to our normal routines.
Additionally, our colleagues at the University of Georgia have multiple online films that define various archaeological terms, explain the methodologies used in various laboratories, and even demonstrate the use of ancient technologies. Their films can be viewed for free here.
 May 2020 Archaeological Excavation at
Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve Canceled
EDISTO Island, S.C. (April 7, 2020) — Based on recommendations from Gov. Henry McMaster, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Archaeology team has made the decision to cancel the excavation at Pockoy Island, located on Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve. The cancelation of the Pockoy Island excavation also means that all associated volunteer opportunities, guided tours, and group tours of the excavation site will be canceled as well.
The fifth excavation season at Pockoy Island was scheduled to take place from Friday, May 1 through Saturday, May 23, 2020.
The SCDNR Archaeology team would like to thank all those who have visited Pockoy Island and volunteered during past excavation seasons. Each of you have contributed greatly to the ongoing archaeological investigation of Pockoy Island, and your assistance and interest is most appreciated. The SCDNR Archaeology team hopes to schedule another excavation at Pockoy Island later this year, but a determination of those dates cannot be made at this time. Dates for this excavation will be determined based on novel coronavirus disease recommendations from Gov. McMaster, DHEC, CDC and WHO.
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