MS 1816
Center for Low Country Studies archaeological records
1982-1990
18 boxes (15.5 cubic feet)
Center for Low Country Studies (Ga.)
Collection materials are in English.
Georgia Historical Society
, Savannah, Georgia.
Access restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Processing information
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Subject headings
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Babits, Lawrence Edward.
Barnes, Julie A., fl. 1985.
Armstrong Atlantic State University.
Center for Low Country Studies (Ga.)
Archaeological surveying--Georgia--Savannah.
Hunter Army Airfield (Ga.)--Archaeological surveying.
Marine railways.
Causton's Bluff (Ga.)--Archaeological surveying.
Hutchinson's Island (Ga.)--Archaeological surveying.
Richmond Hill (Ga.)--Archaeological surveying.
Rincon (Ga.)--Archaeological surveying.
Savannah (Ga.)--Archaeological surveying.
Articles.
Artifacts.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Color film (film)
Field notes.
Negatives (photographic)
Photographs.
Printouts.
Records.
Reports.
Slides (photographs)
Surveys (documents)
Videocassettes.
Organizational history
In the 1980s, the Center for Low Country Studies was a part of the department of history at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) in Savannah, Georgia and was integral in promoting research activities that dealt with topics related to coastal Georgia and the Atlantic coastal region in the social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Scope and content note
This collection contains archaeological excavation field notes, reports, videocassettes, slides, photographs, films, and computer printouts documenting archaeological investigations of sites throughout coastal Georgia, particularly in Chatham County. These investigations were performed through the Center for Low Country Studies at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) with Lawrence E. Babits as the principal investigator. Sites investigated include the marine railway site on Hutchinson's Island, Causton's Bluff, Hunter Army Airfield, Richmond Hill, and Rincon.
Arrangement of collection
This collection is arranged into 18 boxes:
- Box 1: Videocassettes documenting archaeological survey sites, 1982
- Box 2: Reports: "Archaeological Investigation of the Marine Railway Site, Hutchinson's Island, Savannah, Georgia," by Lawrence E. Babits and Julie A. Barnes and "Causton's Bluff, Chatham County, Georgia, Phase I Archaeological Survey," by Lawrence E. Babits, field notes from Causton's Bluff, film negatives of the marine railway, and computer printouts of archaeological site select reports, 1982-1984
- Box 3: Slide logs, field notes for Causton's Bluff, 1982-1985
- Box 4: Artifact catalogs, articles, field notes for Causton's Bluff, computer printouts of archaeological site select reports, 1983-1990
- Box 5: Negatives with contact sheets for Causton's Bluff, field notes for Rincon and Causton's Bluff, 1984-1986
- Box 6: Miscellaneous field notes, newspaper clippings, reports and articles, 1982-1986
- Box 7: Field notes from Causton's Bluff, 1982-1985
- Box 8: Field notes, reports, and photographs from various archaeological investigations, 1982-1985
- Box 9: Field notes, reports, and photographs from various archaeological investigations, 1982-1985
- Box 10: Field notes and reports from archaeological investigations of Causton's Bluff, Hunter Army Airfield, Richmond Hill and Rincon, 1982-1985
- Box 11: Field notes, reports, and photographs from various archaeological investigations, 1982-1985
- Box 12: Two log books, computer printouts of archaeological site select reports, 1982-1985
- Box 13: Miscellaneous files, site plans, records, and correspondence, 1982-1985
- Box 14: Miscellaneous files, site plans, records, and correspondence, 1982-1985
- Box 15: Videocassettes and films documenting archaeological survey sites, 1982
- Box 16: Photographic slides documenting archaeological survey sites, 1982-1985
- Box 17: Photographic slides documenting archaeological survey sites, 1982-1985
- Box 18: Artifacts from Causton's Bluff, 1985-1986