Early Cultures

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES : Native Americans in SC...Learning about History, Struggles, and Pride in their Heritage

Lesson

Grades: 4, 8

This lesson includes some video interviews of South Carolina's Native American citizens and the life experiences they've encountered, in terms of: -schooling (There were very few opportunities back in...

Edgefield Pottery | Go For It

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

Experience the history and charm of this small, Southern town as Devyn attempts to delve into its celebrated ceramics

They Were Here: Ice Age Humans in SC Learning Activity

Document

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In the last decade, scientists have made startling discoveries indicating that Ice Age humans were in the Western hemisphere between 15 – to 20,000 years ago. Four archaeological sites related to...

The Ring People

Episode 3

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The center of these shell rings, called plazas, hold important clues to how these rings were used.

The Ring People

Episode 5

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Scientists discover the tools, pottery and decorative items left behind forty centuries ago.

The Ring People

Episode 4

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

12,000 years ago, the beach was 70 miles from Charleston. Visit the modern-day salt marsh - one of the most important ecosystems on the planet.

The Ring People

Episode 7

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Big Dig. Archaeologists investigate Pockoy Island with a large team of scientists, field school students and volunteers.

The Ring People

Episode 8

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Archaeologists discuss how these rings may have been used and why they were abandoned.

The Ring People

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Fig island is the largest most complex shell structure known. It’s a trio of rings constructed with oyster shell by American Indians some 4,000 years ago. Fig Island has National Landmark status. Now...

The Ring People

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

At Spanish Mount, a shell midden near Fig Island, archaeologists investigate the footways of ancient indigenous Americans.

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