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A Draft Genome Of Yersinia Pestis From Victims Of The Black Death, Kirsten I. Bos, Verena J. Schuenemann, G. Brian Golding, Hernán A. Burbano, Nicholas Waglechner, Brian K. Coombes, Joseph B. Mcphee, Sharon Dewitte, Matthias Meyer, Sarah Schmedes, James Wood, David J. D. Earn, D. Ann Herring, Peter Bauer, Hendrik N. Poinar, Johannes Krause

Faculty Publications

Technological advances in DNA recovery and sequencing have drastically expanded the scope of genetic analyses of ancient specimens to the extent that full genomic investigations are now feasible and are quickly becoming standard1. This trend has important implications for infectious disease research because genomic data from ancient microbes may help to elucidate mechanisms of pathogen evolution and adaptation for emerging and re-emerging infections. Here we report a reconstructed ancient genome of Yersinia pestis at 30-fold average coverage from Black Death victims securely dated to episodes of pestilence-associated mortality in London, England, 1348–1350. Genetic architecture and phylogenetic analysis indicate …

From Gunboat To Garbage Can: The Conservation Of A Cannonball Part 3, Ashley Deming

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Making Artifacts Talk...Archaeology And Education At The Johannes Kolb Site - 2011, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

Archaeology Month Posters

This poster was released in conjunction with South Carolina Archaeology Month, October 2011.

Quarterly Reporter - October 2011, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

Sport Diver Newsletters

Contents:

2011 Field Training Course Part I..... p.1
October Quarterly Reports..... p.2
Upcoming Events..... p.3
SDAMP Wing Nights..... p.3
SDAMP News..... p.4
Maritime Archaeology Lecture Series..... p.4
Diver Safety - Are You Really Ready to Dive?..... p.5
Feature Hobby Diver Article..... p.6
2011 Field Training Course: A Student Perspective..... p.6
NEW! Connection Section..... p.7
Conservation Corner - Basic Care for Artifacts and Fossils Recovered From Fresh Water Sites..... p.8
From Gunboat to Garbage Can: The Conservation of a Cannonball Part 3..... p.9
Hobby Diver of the Quarter..... p.10
Letters to the Editors..... p.11
Notes from the Editor..... p.11

Targeted Enrichment Of Ancient Pathogens Yielding The Ppcp1 Plasmid Of Yersinia Pestis From Victims Of The Black Death, Verena J. Schuenemann, Kristen Bos, Sharon Dewitte, Hendrik N. Poinar, Sarah Schmedes, Joslyn Jamieson, Alissa Mittnik, Stephen Forrest, Brian K. Coombes, James W. Wood, David J.D. Earn, William White, Johannes Krause, Hendrik N. Poinar

Faculty Publications

Although investigations of medieval plague victims have identified Yersinia pestis as the putative etiologic agent of the pandemic, methodological limitations have prevented large-scale genomic investigations to evaluate changes in the pathogen's virulence over time. We screened over 100 skeletal remains from Black Death victims of the East Smithfield mass burial site (1348–1350, London, England). Recent methods of DNA enrichment coupled with high-throughput DNA sequencing subsequently permitted reconstruction of ten full human mitochondrial genomes (16 kb each) and the full pPCP1 (9.6 kb) virulence-associated plasmid at high coverage. Comparisons of molecular damage profiles between endogenous human and Y. pestis DNA confirmed …

2011 Field School At Palachacolas Town, Charles R. Cobb

Faculty & Staff Publications

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The Hagood Mill Petroglyph Site, Tommy Charles

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Legacy - August 2011, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Newsletter - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

The New Renovated SCIAA Research Library.....p. 1
Director's Note.....p. 2
Director's Notes from Steven D. Smith.....p. 3
The Hanging Rock Battlefield Project: Part I.....p. 4
The Battle of Hanging Rock.....p. 5
Civil War Prisons.....p. 8
2011 Field School at Palachacolas.....p. 10
SCIAA Awarded Two More Battlefield Protection Grants.....p. 12
Two Documentaries: Sea Island Secrets / Horse Creek Valley.....p. 13
The Hagood Mill Petroglyph Site.....p. 14
Curation Facility Renovation.....p. 16
Brunswick Town Visit by Stanley South.....p. 18
Recent Publications Available from Stanley South.....p. 18
New USC Press book: The Materiality of Freedom: Archaeologies of Postemancipation Life.....p. 19
Scholar Commons …

The 20th Annual South Carolina Archaeology Month, Nena Powell Rice, Christopher Judge

Faculty & Staff Publications

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The Hanging Rock Battlefield Project: Part I, James B. Legg

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

The Battle Of Hanging Rock, James B. Legg

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

From Gunboat To Garbage Can: The Conservation Of A Cannonball Part 2, Ashley Deming

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Quarterly Reporter - June 2011, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

Sport Diver Newsletters

Contents:

Allendale 2011..... p.1
July Reports Due..... p.2
June Artifact Identification Workshop..... p.2
Upcoming Events..... p.3
SDAMP News..... p.3
Field Training Course Part I & II..... p.4
Diver Safety..... p.5
Feature Article..... p.6
Allendale Stories..... p.7
Conservation Corner..... p.11
Hobby Diver of the Quarter..... p.13
Letters to the Editors..... p.14
Notes from the Editor..... p.14

From Gunboat To Garbage Can: The Conservation Of A Cannonball Part 1, Ashley Deming

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Quarterly Reporter - April 2011, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

Sport Diver Newsletters

Contents:

New E-form!..... p.1
April Reports Due..... p.2
March Artifact Identification Workshop..... p.2
Upcoming Events..... p.3
SDAMP News..... p.3
June Artifact Identification Workshop..... p.4
Volunteer Opportunity: Allendale Project..... p.4
Diver Safety..... p.5
Feature Articles..... p.7
Conservation Corner: Responsibility in the Recovery of Marine Artifacts - Part 2..... p.9
Hobby Diver of the Quarter..... p.10
Letters to the Editors..... p.11
Notes from the Editor..... p.11

Defining The Williamson's Plantation: Huck's Defeat Battlefield, Michael C. Scoggins, Steven D. Smith, Tamara S. Wilson

Faculty Publications

This report presents the results of historical and archaeological research to define the Revolutionary War battle of Williamson’s Plantation (Huck’s Defeat), located in York County, South Carolina. Analysis of historic documents, metal detector survey, and archaeological excavations at Historic Brattonsville revealed the location of the battlefield (site 38YK564) although there appears to be very little archaeological remains associated with the Williamson plantation house. Survey surrounding the site indicates that site 38YK564 is the only remaining remnant of the battlefield.

Columbia's Two Civil War Prison Camps-Camp Asylum And Camp Sorghum, Chester B. Depratter, James B. Legg

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

The 2010 Activities Of The Southeastern Paleoamerican Survey, Albert C. Goodyear

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Legacy - March 2011, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Newsletter - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

SCIAA Awarded Collections Grant.....p. 1
Director's Note: Expanding Boundaries of South Carolina Archaeology.....p. 2
Second Epidemiological Transition.....p. 4
X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectrometry.....p. 7
2010 Topper Site Field Season.....p. 8
Preliminary Topper Lithic Spatial Analysis.....p. 16
Search for Two Civil War Prison Camps in Columbia.....p. 20
Francis Marion Research - Thank You to ART.....p. 21
2011 NEOMAP Project Update: Preserving Cultural Landscapes.....p. 22
Maymester Historical Ecology Field School - St. Croix, Virgin Islands.....p. 24
Six Archaeologists Funded by ART for 2011.....p. 28
ART/SCIAA Donors 2010-2011.....p. 30
Tribute to Edward and Dorothy Kendall Family Foundation.....p. 32
Public Lecture & 37th Annual …

Preserving Cultural Landscapes And Neomap Project Update For 2011, J. Christopher Gillam

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

A Thank You Note To The Archaeological Research Trust On Francis Marion Research, Steven D. Smith

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Quarterly Reporter - January 2011, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

Sport Diver Newsletters

Contents:

Virtual Update for SDAMP..... p.1
January Reports Due..... p.2
March Artifact Identification Workshop..... p.2
Upcoming Events..... p.3
SDAMP News..... p.3
SCIAA's Martime Division Returns to Confederate Shipyard..... p.4
Feature Articles..... p.6
Conservation Corner: Responsibility in the Recovery of Marine Artifacts - Part 1..... p.8
Letters to the Editors..... p.9
Notes from the Editor..... p.9

Sciaa’S Maritime Research Division Returns To Confederate Shipyard, Christopher F. Amer

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.