This past weekend, program director Grant Gilmore and professor James Ward participated in The Lowcountry Archaeology Planning Workshop, organized by Jim Newhard Director of the CofC Archaeology program. About 20 practitioners from the Lowcountry gathered together to discuss current research, potential collaborative efforts and funding issues and possible solutions to these funding issues.

Other participants included representatives from Warren Lasch, SCIA, the College’s Archaeology and Anthropology departments, Brockington and Associates cultural resource management firm, Dorchester Historic Site, and Andrew Agha from Charlestowne Landing.

Discussion centered around common themes in research and education, challenges, and opportunities for local archaeological projects and interpretation. The workshop is hopefully just the beginning of a continuing dialogue to promote and further archaeology in the Lowcountry.