University of South Carolina, Research Foundation

Archaeological collections from the Yaughan and Curriboo plantations comprise one of the most important perspectives on the everyday lives of enslaved Africans and African Americans in the 18th and 19th centuries. Of particular interest are the strategies used by individuals to survive their enslavement as the local agrarian economy moved from rice, to indigo, to cotton. Funds will support the stabilization, preservation, and digitization of the collections.