University of South Carolina Scholar Commons
Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology,

South Carolina  4-1-2013
Recording the Beginnings of South Carolina River Diving by Drew Ruddy

UNDERWATER ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY
OF THE WANDO RIVER
by
Alan B. Albright
Research Manuscript Series .160

THE COOPER RIVER SURVEY:
An Underwater Reconnaissance of the West Branch
By Lynn Harris, Jimmy Moss, Carl Naylor
South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
University of South Carolina
Research Manuscript Series 21~, 1993

DRAYTON HALL: AN UNDERWATER ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY
IN THE ASHLEY RIVER   by Ralph Wilbanks
Research Manuscript Series 159

Usually when we record information about artifacts, we give a general description of the area where it was found. Typically recorded is the county or river in which an item was found and possibly whether is was up or down river. This is done to protect the integrity of the sites and not to simply provide a “where to dive” location.

 However, there are many unique sites such as Fort Dorchester, Willtown Bluff, Strawberry Landing, Mepkin Plantation, Bluff Plantation, and Wadboo Creek, where divers have dived for decades. Reports written and published on these sites allow generations of history and experience to be shared as well as encourage others to contribute their own stories. Please click on the following links to access several of these reports.
The links below were obtained through the  University of South Carolina's Scholar Commons website:
To open the links, please click on the gray boxes below the reports.