![]() Second, I am using the geologic and archaeological data to identify “hot spots” linked to suspected source areas. Lithographic Map of Long Cane Ranger District First, I have examined the location and quantification of metavolcanic material (using count, not weight) using data from projects we have conducted and similar projects in the vicinity. I am trying to understand the distribution of metavolcanic materials present at archaeological sites in the Long Cane Ranger District of the SNF. Those in Edgefield County are called the Cyper Creek Quarry Cluster. Quarries in Saluda County are referred to as the Spring Branch Quarry Cluster. The Cyper Creek quarries (38ED675, 38ED683, 38ED740, and 38ED741) are in Edgefield County. These include the Little Mountain Creek Quarry (38SA64), the Roadside Quarry (38SA81/131), the Hillside Quarry (38SA132), and the Spring Branch Quarry (38SA133) in Saluda County. In recent years, Forest Service Archaeologist James Bates has brought to light a number of quarries in the Sumter National Forest which exhibit extensive labor in extracting knappable metavolcanic material for prehistoric tool production. Geologic map of Long Cane Ranger District showing quarry clusters This paper focuses on only one of the numerous research avenues for Native American sites: lithic material procurement and distribution. Through this experience, we have become familiar with many research topics in the region. ![]() has had the good fortune to work on a number of surveys in the Long Cane District of the Sumter National Forest (SNF). This paper presents a preliminary assessment of sites bearing metavolcanic artifacts in the Long Cane Ranger District, pointing out that while there may be movement of these materials from North Carolina to South Carolina, most of the metavolcanic artifacts recovered from sites in the South Carolina Piedmont may be from local sources. Recent investigations in the Long Cane Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest suggest that exploitation of local metavolcanic sources have likely been underestimated. Metavolcanic materials (rhyolite, dacite, etc.) typically come in at a distant second place in Piedmont lithic assemblages, and are often thought to have come from sources in the North Carolina Piedmont. The South Carolina Piedmont is a quartz-rich region, with quartz artifacts often accounting for over 90 percent of the lithic artifacts at Piedmont sites. Let There Be (Rhyo-) Light Paper presented by Bobby SoutherlinĪt the Annual Conference of the Archaeological Society of South Carolina In the Long Cane District of the Sumter National Forest A Brief Distributional Assessment of Metavolcanic Artifacts and Sources
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