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Underwater Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed James Island Expressway Corridor Across The Ashley River And Wappoo Creek, Charleston County, S.C., Alan B. Albright, Mark M. Newell, David M. Brewer

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Between April 15th and May 10th, 1985, Institute personnel directed and carried out an underwater archeological survey of a section of the bottom of the Ashley River and Wappoo Creek where the James Island Bridge is to be constructed (Fig.2). Two types of survey methodology were employed: electronic sensing using a side scan sonar and magnetometer, and a visual investigation of the river and creek bottom using divers. Sonar and magnetometer lines were run up and down the river over a distance of 2,000 yards, covering the impact area where the Ashley River Bridge is to be located. The diver's …