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Fort Sumter National Monument
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In Summer 2000, the superintendent of Fort Sumter National Monument asked the SRC to conduct an underwater archeological compliance survey for a proposed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers breakwater construction project at the park. SRC archeologist Matt Russell and contractor Ralph Wilbanks conducted fieldwork for the project in January 2001. |
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The survey indicated presence of some cultural materials on the side scan sonar and magnetometer. Most of these features were identified visually during low tide and determined not to contribute to Fort Sumters historical significance. Several other magnetic anomalies were buried but artifacts causing them would not be adversely impacted by breakwater construction activities. It was recommended by the SRC that no further archeological documentation was necessary before construction began, but several precautions should be taken during construction activities to avoid unnecessary damage to historical features.
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- 2000 GIS-based, remote sensing archeological compliance survey for construction project at Fort Sumter. Matthew Russell, Project Director in association with outside contractor Ralph Wilbanks.
- 1996 Remote sensing survey of water surrounding Fort Sumter. Larry E. Murphy, Project Director.
References:
- Russell, Matthew A., 2003, Submerged Cultural Resources Survey of Proposed NPS/US Army Corps of Engineers Breakwater Construction Project Area, Fort Sumter National Monument, Charleston, South Carolina,. Submerged Resources Center Technical Report No. 10. National Park Service, Santa Fe, NM.
- Russell, Matthew A., 1998, Fort Sumter National Monument Submerged Cultural Resources Survey. Submerged Resources Center Technical Report No. 5. National Park Service, Santa Fe, NM.
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