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February 23, 2012 Archaeological excavations open at Great Pee
Dee March 5 The 16th Annual Johannes Kolb Archaeology and
Education Project will be March 5-10 and March 12-16 at Great
Pee Dee Heritage Preserve, a 2,725-acre preserve in Darlington
County owned and managed by the S.C. Department of Natural
Resources. On Saturday, March 10, from 9 a. m. to 4 p.m., the
public is invited to tour the excavations at the Johannes Kolb
Site. There will be a host of demonstrators at the site for the
March 10 public day. Numerous time periods when people lived at
the Kolb site will be represented including: 18th century Native
Americans and European colonists; late 19th century African-
American sharecroppers; and demonstrations of primitive skills
(stone tools, friction fire and aboriginal cookery). Excavations
will take place at the site on March 5-10, 12-16. Someone will
be on site every day from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. to talk with
students and visitors. Schoo