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Articles and reports regarding South Carolina maritime heritage and submerged cultural resources.

MRD Newsletters

Quarterly Reporter (2010-present)

SDAMP News (2007-2008)

Flotsam and Jetsam (1995-2001)

The Goody Bag (1990-1995)

SCIAA Newsletters

Legacy (1996-present)

PastWatch (1992-1996)

Projects

2013. Deming, Ashley M. "The 2013 Black River Project.Legacy. Vol. 17, No. 2. November. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 16-17.

2013. DePratter, Chester B. "Underwater Archaeology on the Combahee River.Legacy. Vol. 17, No. 2. November. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 10-11.

2013. Deming, Ashley M. "2013 Black River Project." Quarterly Reporter. Vol. 4, Iss 3. October. Maritime Research Division. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 7, 11.

2013. Sawyer, Catherine. "A Week on the Black River.Quarterly Reporter. Vol. 4, Iss 3. October. Maritime Research Division. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 8.

2013. Deming, Ashley M. "2013 Field Training Course Part II.Quarterly Reporter. Vol. 4, Iss. 3. October. Maritime Research Division. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 1.

2013. DePratter, Chester. "Observations on a Black Water Dive Adventure." Quarterly Reporter. Vol. 4, Iss. 2. July. Maritime Research Division. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 7-8.

2013. Hickman, Jim. "A Good Day on the Combahee.Quarterly Reporter. Vol. 4, Iss. 2. July. Maritime Research Division. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 8-9.

2013. Binete, Peggy. "USC Archaeologist Helps Dafuskie Dig a Dugout." University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. (webpage)----NO LONGER AVAILABLE

2013. Deming, Ashley M. "Site Assessments." Quarterly Reporter. Vol. 4, Iss. 1, April. Maritime Research Division. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 11.

2013. Ruddy, Drew. "Recording the Beginnings of South Carolina River Diving." Quarterly Reporter, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2013, pages 6-7. 

2013. Spirek, Jim. "Update on Mars Bluff Navy Yard/CSS Pee Dee Cannon Investigations." Quarterly Reporter, Volume 3, Issue 4, pages 6-8.

2012. Spirek, James D. "The Archaeology of Civil War Naval Operations at Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1861-1865." Maritime Research Division. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

2012. Spirek, James D. "The Archaeology of Civil War Naval Operations at Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1861-1865.Legacy. Vol. 16, No. 2. November. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 4-9.

2012. Deming, Ashley M. "2012 Underwater Archaeology Field Training Course.Legacy. Vol. 16, No. 2. November. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 12-13.

2012. Deming, Ashley M. "2012 Field Training Course Part II." Quarterly Reporter. Vol. 3, Iss. 3. October. Maritime Research Division. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 2-3.

2010. Naylor, Carl. The Day the Johnboat Went up the Mountain: Stories from My Twenty Years in South Carolina Maritime Archaeology. University of South Carolina Press. Columbia, South Carolina.

2007. Amer, Christopher & Morin, Jeffery. "Collaboration Between USC's Department of Geological Sciences and Maritime Research Division.Legacy. Vol. 11, No. 3. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 6-9.

2006. Amer, Christopher F. "A Survey for Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon's Lost Capitana.Legacy. Vol. 10, No. 3. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

2005. Conlin, David L. (ed.) "USS Housatonic Site Assessment. A Cooperative Project of National Park Service, Naval Historical Center, and South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology."  Submerged Resources Center, Intermountain Region, National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2005. Amer, Christopher F. "SCIAA's Maritime Research Division Lends Helping Hand to Mexico.Legacy. Vol. 9, No. 1 & 2. March. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 20-24.

2005. Spirek, James. "Port Royal Sound Survey: Result From the 2003 Field Season.Legacy. Vol. 9, No. 1 & 2. March. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 25-28.

2005. Spirek, James D. & Amer, Christopher F. "South Carolina Naval Wreck Survey Completed.Legacy. Vol. 9, Nos. 1 & 2. March. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 29-31.

2005. Spirek, James. "Port Royal Sound Survey: Result From the 2003 Field Season." Legacy. Vol. 9, No. 1 & 2. March. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 25-28.

2005. Spirek, James D. & Amer, Christopher F. "South Carolina Naval Wreck Survey Completed." Legacy. Vol. 9, Nos. 1 & 2. March. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 29-31.

2005. Leader, Jonathan M. "Lt. Dixon's Tintype: A Certainty Becomes a Mystery." Legacy. Vol. 9, Nos. 1 & 2, March. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 36-37.

2004. Spirek, James D., Amer, Christopher F., Beatty III, Joseph M., Harris, Lynn B., Naylor, Carl A., Ragan, Mark K. "A Management Plan for Known and Potential United States Navy Shipwrecks in South Carolina." South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

2004. Vezeau, Susan Lynn. "The Mepkin Abby Shipwreck: Diving Into Mepkin Plantation's Past." Masters Thesis. Texas A&M University.

2004. Hughes, Geoffery R. "Pritichard Shipyard Kaolin Pipe Analysis." Savannah River Archaeological Research Program. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

2003. Harris, Lynn. "Wreck of the Golden Spike." Legacy. Vol. 7, No. 2. December 2002/Vol. 8, No. 1 July 2003. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 8-9.

2003. Kelly, Charles. "The First Avocational Underwater Project in Georgia." Legacy. Vol. 7, No. 2. December 2002/Vol. 8, No. 1 July 2003. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 5.

2003. Leader, Jonathan M. "Completion of Gronauer Lock." Legacy. Vol. 8, No. 1. July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 34-37.

2003. Spirek, James. "Le Prince Search Continues in Spain and in Port Royal Sound." Legacy. Vol. 8, No. 1. July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 10-12.

2003. Amer, Christopher F. "SCIAA Staff Recognized by National Preservation Award." Legacy. Vol. 8, No. 1, July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 7.

2003. Amer, Christopher F., Leader, Jonathan M. "Rolling on the River." Legacy. Vol. 7, No. 2. December 2002/Vol. 8, No. 1 July 2003. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 38-39.

2002. Rice Powell, Nena. "SCIAA Staff Honored with National Park Service Partnership Award." Legacy. Vol. 7, No. 1, July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 23.

2002. Harris, Lynn. "Recording of Another Dugout Canoe!" Legacy. Vol. 7, No. 1, July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 4-5.

2001. Spirek, James. "Port Royal Sound Survey: Search Begins for Le Prince." Legacy. Vol. 6, No. 2. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 28-30.

2001. Clark, Rusty. "An Underwater Archaeology Survey of Old Towne Creek Near Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site." Legacy. Vol. 6, No. 1. July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 16.

2001. Spirek, James. "Le Prince Research Project: Searching the Archivo General de Indias." Legacy. Vol. 6, No. 1. July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 18-19.

2001. Spirek, James D. "An Inventory of Naval Shipwrecks in Charleston Harbor." Legacy. Vol. 6, No. 1. July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 17.

2001. Amer, Christopher F. "SCIAA Conducts Hunley Lectures." Legacy. Vol. 6, No. 1, July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 22-23.

2000. Ruddy, Drew. "Willtown Bluff: An Avocational Underwater Archaeological Report." South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

2000. Harris, Lynn. "Mepkin Wreck Project Continues: Is Vessel Henry Laurens' Plantation Boat Baker?" Legacy. Vol. 5, No. 2. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 10-12.

2000. Harris, Lynn. "Diver Completes Report on Willtown." Legacy. Vol. 5, No. 2. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 13.

2000. Amer, Christopher F. "H. L. Hunley Completes the Journey Home." Legacy. Vol. 5, No. 2, December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 1, 4-9.

2000. Spirek, James. "Storming Normandy: A Recovery Mission to the French Archives of Rouen and Caen." Legacy. Vol. 5, No. 3. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 14-15.

2000. Spirek, James. "Remote Sensing Survey of the Great Pee Dee River to Inventory Archaeological Sites." Legacy. Vol. 5, No. 2. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 16.

2000. Morbey, Sarah J. "Pritchard's Shipyard: A Landscape Analysis of South Carolina's Largest Colonial and Antebellum Shipyard." Masters Thesis. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

2000. Leader, Jonathan M. & Burbage, Randy. "Humanitarian Exhumation at the Citadel's Johnson Hagood Stadium." Legacy. Vol. 5, No. 1, July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 1, 4-7.

2000. Harris, Lynn. "Lowcountry Waterbodies Yield a Diversity of Artifact Types." Legacy. Vol. 5, No. 1, July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 24-25.

1999. Spirek, James, Amer, Christopher F., Beatty Joseph, Harris, Lynn, Naylor, Carleton, and Von Harten, Laura. "The Port Royal Sound Survey, Phase One: Preliminary Investigations of Intertidal and Submerged Cultural Resources in Port Royal Sound, Beaufort County, South Carolina." South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Columbia, South Carolina.

1999. Amer, Christopher F. "Underwater Warriors: Exploring the Wreck of the Confederacy's 'Submarine Boat." Discovering Archaeology. Vol. 1, No. 6. The Leach Publishing Group, Ltd., & Scientific American, Inc.

1999. Amer, Christopher F. "H.L. Hunley Update." Legacy. Vol. 4, Nos. 1-3, December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 27.

1999. Harris, Lynn. "The Pimlico Shipwreck Project (Part I)." Legacy. Vol. 4, Nos. 1-3. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 28.

1999. Boehme, Douglas. "Prehistoric Dugout Canoe Found in the Cooper River." Legacy. Vol. 4, No. 1-3, December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 26.

1998. Murphy, Larry (ed) w. Lenihan, Daniel J., Amer, Christopher F., Russel, Matthew A., Neyland, Robert S., Wills, Richard, Harris, M. Scott, Askins, Adriane, Smith, Timothy, Shope, Steven. "1996 Assessment of the H.L. Hunley." Cultural Resource Management Professional Papers, Number 62. National Park Service. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1998. Ruddy, Drew. "Willtown: Past and Present." Legacy. Vol. 3, No. 3. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 18.

1998. Spirek, James. "A Search for Le Prince: Underwater Archaeological Prospecting in the French Archives." Legacy. Vol. 3, No. 3. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 24-25.

1998. Hughes, Geoffery & Amer, Christopher F. "A Summary of Research on 38CH1049: The Pritchard Shipyard Site." Legacy. Vol. 3, No. 3. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 24.

1998. Leader, Jonathan M. "Gronauer Lock Project." Legacy. Vol. 3, No. 2. July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 16.

1998. Spirek, James. "The Fort Frederick Barrell Well." Legacy. Vol. 3, No. 2. July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 24-25.

1998. Amer, Christopher F. "H.L. Hunley Featured at Seabrook Island." Legacy. Vol. 3, No. 2, July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 26.

1998. Amer, Christopher F. "The South Carolina Historic Ships Supply Program." Underwater Archaeology Proceedings. Society for Historical Archaeology Conference. Babits, Lawrence, Fach, Catherine, Harris, Ryan (eds.). Society for Historical Archaeology. pp. 20-24.

1997. Amer, Christopher F., Leader, Jonathan M., Smith, Steven D. "H.L. Hunley." Underwater Archaeology, an Encyclopedia. Delgado, J.P. (ed). British Museum Press. London, UK.

1997. Spirek, James & Amer, Christopher F. "SCIAA's Underwater Archaeology Division Completes First Phase of the Port Royal Sound Survey." Legacy. Vol. 2, No. 3. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 10-13.

1997. Ruddy, Drew. "The Mepkin Abby Wreck." Legacy. Vol. 2, No. 3. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 26-27.

1997. Harris, Lynn. "Sea and Swamp Craft: The Utility of Canoe and Canoe-built Vessels in the Lowcountry." Legacy. Vol. 2, No. 3, December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 20-22.

1997. Amer, Christopher F. "Hunley Update." Legacy. Vol. 2, No. 3, December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 22-23.

1997. Boehme, Doug. "Discovery of an Early Prehistoric Site in the Cooper River." Legacy. Vol. 2, No. 1. March. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 20-21.

1997. Quick, David. "Wooden Rudder Displayed at Museum." Legacy. Vol. 2, No. 1. March. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 19.

1997. Snediker, Quentin T. "The History of the Amistad." Legacy. Vol. 2, No. 1. March. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 16-17.

1997. Amer, Christopher F., Leader, Jonathan M. Smith, Steven D. "Hunley Update." Legacy. Vol. 2, No. 1, March. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 17.

1997. Amer, Christopher F., Leader, Jonathan M., Hocker, Frederick M. "Browns Ferry Vessel." Underwater and Maritime Archaeology, an Encyclopedia. J.P. Delgado, ed. British Museum Press. London.

1996. Barr, William B. "Strawberry Ferry (38BK1723) and Childsbury Towne (38BK1750): A Socio-Economic Enterprise on the West Branch of the Cooper River, St. John's Parish, Berkley County, South Carolina." Research Manuscript Series No. 224. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1996. Harris, Lynn. "Survey of Submerged Cultural Resources in the Ashley River, Dorchester County, South Carolina." Stephenson Award Publication Series. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1996. Pledger, George. "Plantation's Piles of Trash." Maritime Research Division. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1996. Amer, Christopher. "South Carolina Live Oaks Saved for Historic Shipbuilding." Legacy. Vol. 1, No. 2. November. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 15, 20.

1996. Amer, Christopher F. "South Carolina Receives H.L. Hunley Custody." Legacy. Vol. 1, No. 2, November. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1996. Amer, Christopher F. & Naylor, Carlton A. "Pritchard's Shipyard (38CH1049): Investigations at South Carolina's Largest Colonial Shipyard." Proceedings of a Symposium Held at Lynch Hall. September. Dunes West, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Thompson McCandless, Amy (ed.).

1995. Harris, Lynn. "SS William Lawrence: Statement of Historic Context." Unpublished Manuscript. National Register of Historic Places nomination. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1995. Harris, Lynn. "SS William Lawrence: The Builders, The Owners and Wrecking Account." Unpublished Manuscript. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1995. Amer, Christopher F., Hocker, Frederick M. "A Comparative Analysis of Three Sailing Merchant Vessels from the Carolina Coast." Tidecraft: The Boats of South Carolina, Georgia, and Northern Florida, 1550-1950. William C. Fleetwood WBG Marine Press. Georgia. pp. 295-303.

1995. Amer, Christopher F., Linder, Suzanne, Barr, William, Newell, Mark.  "The Ingram Vessel, 38CT204: Intensive Survey and Excavation of an Upland Rivercraft at Cheraw, South Carolina." Research Manuscript Series No. 220. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. Columbia, South Carolina.

1994. Amer, Christopher, Anderson, David G., and Elliot, Rita Flose. "Underwater Investigations at 9EB513." Archaeological Survey of the Upper Savannah River Including Underwater Investigations at the Rembert Mound Group, No. 1. Interagency Archaeological Services Division. National Park Service. Atlanta, Georgia. pp. 62-78.

1993. Amer, Christopher F. "The Malcolm Boat: A Preliminary Report." Underwater Archaeology Proceedings. Society of Historical Archaeology Conference. Smith, Shelli O. (ed). Society of Historical Archaeology. pp. 76-82.

1993. Amer, Christopher F., Barr, William B., Beard, David V., Collins, Elizabeth L., Harris, Lynn B., Judd, William R., Naylor, Carl A., Newell, Mark M. "The Malcolm Boat (38CH803): Discovery, Stabilization, Excavation, and Preservation of an Historic Sea Going Small Craft in the Ashley River, Charleston County, South Carolina." Research Manuscript Series No. 217. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1993. Harris, Lynn, Moss, Jimmy, and Naylor, Carl. "The Cooper River Survey: An Underwater Reconnaissance of the West Branch." Research Manuscript Series No. 218. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1992. Harris, Lynn. "The Waccamaw-Richmond Hill Waterfront Project 1991: Laurel Hill Barge No. 2." Research Manuscript Series No. 214. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. Columbia, South Carolina.

1992. Harris, Lynn. "The Waccamaw River Project." Occasional Maritime Research Papers. Maritime Research Division. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, SC.

1992. Institute of Nautical Archaeology. "Clydesdale Plantation Wreck." Texas A&M University. Webpage.

1992. Hocker, Frederick M. "The Brown's Ferry Vessel: An Interim Hull Report.” Underwater Archaeology Proceedings. Society for Historical Archaeology Conference. Donald H. Keith and Toni L. Carrell (eds.). Society for Historical Archaeology. pp. 20-25.

1992. Naylor, Carl "S. C. Shipbuilding In The Age of SailThe Goody Bag, Volume 4, Issue 4, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 4&8.

1992. Naylor, Carl "S. C. Shipbuilding In The Age of Sail: Part II" The Goody Bag, Volume 4, Issue 3, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 4-5&7.

1990. South, Stanley, DePratter, Chester B., and Thompson, Bruce F. "Underwater Survey at Parris Island. Charlesfort: The 1989 Search Project." South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 64-72.

1989. Simmons, Joe J., Newell, Mark M., Amer, Christopher F., Michie, James, Judd, William R. "The Santee Canal Sanctuary: Part I." The Underwater Antiquities Management Program. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina.

1989. Newell, Mark M. "The Santee Canal Sanctuary Part II: Preliminary Archaeological Investigation of a Portion of the Old Santee Canal and Biggin Creek, Berkeley County, South Carolina." The Underwater Antiquities Management Program. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina.

1989. Amer, Christopher F. & Thompson, Bruce F. "The Little Landing Survey." Unpublished Manuscript. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1988. DePratter, Chester B., & Amer, Christopher. "Underwater Archaeology at the Mulberry Site (38KE12) and Adjacent Portions of the Wateree River." South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1986. Steen, Carl. "The Two Cannon Wreck." Unpublished Manuscript. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1985. Albright, Alan B.; Newell, Mark M.; and Brewer, David M., "Underwater Archaeological Survey of the Proposed James Island Expressway Corridor Across the Ashley River and Wappoo Creek, Charleston County, S.C." Research Manuscript Series. Book 189.

1984 Hartley, Michael O., "The Ashley River: A Survey of Seventeenth Century Sites."  Research Manuscript Series. Book 184.

1979. Albright, Alan. B. & Steffy, J. Richard "The Brown's Ferry Vessel, South Carolina: A Preliminary Report." The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology and Underwater Exploration. The Nautical Archaeology Trust Ltd. London, UK.

1979. Steffy, J. Richard. "Preliminary Report: Hull Construction Features of the Brown's Ferry Vessel." SCIAA Notebook. Vol. X. January-December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1978. Steffy, J. Richard. "Construction Details of the Brown's Ferry Ship.” Beneath the Waters of Time: The Proceedings of the Ninth Conference on Underwater Archaeology. J. Barto Arnold III (ed.). Society for Historic Archaeology. pp.55-62.

1969. Geetys, William. “A Dugout Canoe from Sumter County, South Carolina. SCIAA Notebook.Vol. 1, No. 12. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp.10-12.

Legislation, Management & the Hobby Diver License Program

2002. Amer, Christopher F. "South Carolina: A Drop in the Bucket." International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology. Ruppe, Carol V. & Barstad, Janet F. (eds.). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. New York, New York. pp. 127-142.

1998. Amer, Christopher F. "The South Carolina Hobby Diver Program." Maritime Archaeology: A Reader of Substantive and Theoretical Contributions. Babits, Lawrence E. & Van Tilberg, Hans (eds.). Plenum Press. New York, New York. pp. 65-70.

1996. Harris, Lynn. "Database Management Report on the South Carolina Hobby Licensing System and Submerged Resources Inventory: Part II." Research Manuscript Series No. 218. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1994. Amer, Christoper F. "Legislation and Management of South Carolina's Historic Shipwrecks and Submerged Cultural Resources: From Something to Something Else." Underwater Archaeology Proceedings. Society for Historical Archaeology Conference. Woodward, Robyn P., Moore, Charles D. (eds.). Society for Historical Archaeology. pp. 119-125.

1984. Albright, Alan B. "Take the Cash and Let the Credit Go." Underwater Archaeology Proceedings. Society of Historical Archaeology Conference. Johnston, Paul Forsythe (ed.). Society of Historical Archaeology. pp. 146-151.

Public Education and Outreach

2014. Deming, Ashley M. "The Success of the Sport Diver Archaeology Management Program." Between the Devil and the Deep: Meeting Challenges in the Public Interpretation on Maritime Cultural Heritage. Scott-Ireton, Della A. (ed.). Springer. New York, New York. pp. 85-95.

2006. Spirek, James D. "Integrating the Southeastern's Spanish Legacy into the Educational Curriculum." Legacy. Vol. 10, No. 3. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 15.

2003. Spirek, James & Harris, Lynn. "Maritime Heritage on Display: Underwater Examples from South Carolina." Submerged Cultural Resource Management: Preserving and Interpreting our Sunken Maritime Heritage. Spirek, James & Scott-Ireton, Della (eds.). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. New York, New York. pp. 165-176.

2003. Spirek, James & Scott-Ireton, Della (eds.). Submerged Cultural Resource Management: Preserving and Interpreting our Sunken Maritime Heritage. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. New York, New York.

2000. Spirek, Jim. "Sharing Experiences On Improving Public Access to Shipwrecks." Legacy. Vol. 5, No. 1, July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 27.

1998. Harris, Lynn. "South Carolina's First Underwater Trail Is Open!" Legacy. Vol. 3, No. 3. December. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 1, 16-17.

1998. Harris, Lynn. "Cooper River Underwater Heritage Trail." Legacy. Vol. 3, No. 2. July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 27.

1997. Harris, Lynn B. "The Ashley River Survey: Assessing Nineteenth-Century Inland Workboats." Conference Paper. Society for Historical Archaeology Conference. Society for Historical Archaeology.

1997. Boehme, Dee. "Underwater Archaeology on the Dry Side." Legacy. Vol. 2, No. 2. July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 26-27.

1997. Harris, Lynn. "The Archaeological Canoe Trail on the Ashley River." Legacy. Vol. 2, No. 2. July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 24-25.

1997. Harris, Lynn. "Public Education and Submerged Smallcraft Documentation in South Carolina." Museum Small Craft Association Transactions. Vol. 3. pp. 46-53.

1997. Amer, Christopher F. "Archaeological Investigations of Maritime Sites in South Carolina: Research and Educational Responsibility." Museum Small Craft Association Transactions. Vol. 3. pp. 55-63.

1996. Harris, Lynn. "Shipwreck Work Continues on Banks of the Ashley River." Legacy. Vol. 1, No. 1. July. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 18-19.

1996. Harris, Lynn. "South Carolina's Underwater Archaeology Public Education and International Outreach Initiatives: Part I." Research Manuscript Series No. 218. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1990. Harris, Lynn. "Future Plans for the South Carolina Sport Diver Archaeology Management Program." Underwater Archaeology Proceedings. Society for Historical Archaeology Conference. Carell, Toni L. (ed.). Society for Historical Archaeology. pp. 132-134.

1990. Harris, Lynn. "On Behalf of the Waterman and Sport Diver." The Confederate Naval Historical Society Newsletter. Iss. 4. July. Confederate Naval Historical Society.

Additional Related Publications

2006. Amer, Christopher F., & Leader, Jonathan M. "South Carolina State Archaeologists Team-Up to Help History Detectives." Legacy. Vol. 10, No. 2. September. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 10-11.

2003. Amer, Christopher F. "State Underwater Archaeology Managers Meeting." Legacy. Vol. 7, No. 2. December 2002/Vol. 8, No. 1 July 2003. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 6.

2003. Amer, Christopher F. "The International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology Embarks on Maiden Voyage." Legacy. Vol. 7, No. 2. December 2002/Vol. 8, No. 1 July 2003. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 13.

1999. Harris, Lynn. "Shipyards and European Shipbuilders in South Carolina (Late 1600s to 1800)." Occasional Maritime Research Papers. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1999. Amer, Christopher F. "The South Carolina State House: Buildings for the State and Its People." South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1996. Pledger, George. "Blob Tops and Soda Water." Legacy. Vol. 1, No. 2. November. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. pp. 12-13.

1996. Harris, Lynn & Naylor, Carleton (eds.). "South Carolina Maritime Archaeology Proceedings 1996." South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1996. Harris, Lynn. "Archaeological Resources in Mount Pleasant's Waters." Proceedings from a Symposium at Lynch Hall. September. McCandless, Amy Thompson (ed.). Dunes West, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

1992. Amer, Christopher F. "The Huntington Island Vessel: Preliminary Excavation of a Nineteenth-Century Fishing Boat." Underwater Archaeology Proceedings. Society for Historical Archaeology Conference. Keith, Donald H. & Carrell, Toni L. (eds.). Society for Historical Archaeology. pp. 14-19.

1992. Newell, Mark M. "Preliminary Documentation of the Chine-log Barge at Conway, South Carolina." International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. Vol. 21, Iss. 2. Nautical Archaeology Society. pp. 135-147.

1992. Newell, Mark M. "The Historic Working Small Craft of South Carolina: A General Typology with a Studt of Adaptations of Flatboat Design." PhD Dissertation. Scottish Institute of Maritime Studies. St. Andrews University. Fife, Scotland.

1991. Beard, David V. "Reconnaissance Survey Report: Preliminary Archaeological Investigations of the Hobcaw Creek Vessel Located in Hobcaw Creek, Charleston, South Carolina." Cultural Resource Management Publication No. 11. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

1991. Beard, David V. "Causeways and Cribbings: Now You Can Get There From Here." Underwater Archaeology Proceedings. Society for Historical Archaeology Conference. Broadwater, John (ed.). Society for Historical Archaeology. pp. 73-77.

1991. Harris, Lynn. "A Preliminary Historical and Archaeological Survey of the SS Robert Martin (1853)." Underwater Archaeology Proceedings. Society for Historical Archaeology Conference. Broadwater, John (ed.). Society for Historical Archaeology. pp. 95-97.

1984. Albright, Alan B. "The USS Boston Project." Underwater Archaeology Proceedings. Society of Historical Archaeology Conference. Bream, Lonathan W., Flose-Elliot, Rita, Jackson, Claude V. III, Watts, Gordon P. (eds.). Society of Historical Archaeology. pp. 14-19.

1970. Herring, Thomas E. "Archaeological Exploration of Land's Ford Canal, Chester County, South Carolina." Research Manuscript Series No. 2. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

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