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Abstract
An archaeological excavation was carried out at a site at Hunter Army Airfield in order to discover at what times and in what ways earlier cultures used the site. Artifacts were found indicating that North American Indians from as far back as 3000 B.C. up to 1400 A.D. lived in the area that was tested, but that the heaviest occupation was probably by Indians of the Deptford culture (500 B.C. - 700 A.D.). Evidence of an early colonial occupation, consisting of domestic artifacts dating from 1740 to 1760, was also found. Finally, a small 19th century graveyard belonging to the family of John McNish was tested to see if any burial pits were present in the grave enclosure. Besides several inscribed gravestone fragments, four grave pits of different sizes were discovered, indicating that two adults and two children are buried there. Documentary records relating to John McNish were checked, and it was learned that he was an important businessman in Savannah during the first quarter of the 19th century and that he once owned a plantation called the Hermitage in the Hunter Army Airfield area.
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
10-1986
Subject
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Georgia -- Savannah; Antiquities; Excavations (Archaelogy); Savannah (Ga.) -- Antiquities; Savannah (Ga.) -- History; History
Location
Savannah (Ga.)
Document Type
reports
Extent
vi, 107 leaves
Language
English
Call Number
F294.S2 C68 1986
Rights
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Recommended Citation
Council, R. Bruce; Smith, Robin L.; and Honercamp, Nicholas, "Secondary testing and evaluation of the McNish site : 9CH717, Hunter Army Airfield, Chatham County, Savannah, Georgia" (1986). Jeffrey L. Brown Institute of Archaeology Reports. 33.
https://scholar.utc.edu/archaeology-reports/33
Department
Dept. of Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies