South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
- South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
The South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, or SCIAA, was founded in 1963 as a research institute at University of South Carolina and as a State cultural resource management agency. In the latter capacity, SCIAA is part of the Executive Department of the South Carolina State Government and serves as the main State agency concerned with the State's Archaeology (both prehistoric and historic), and its discovery, study, interpretation, publication, and official conservation at its curatorial facilities. As a University research institute, SCIAA both initiates and conducts a wide spectrum of field investigations and collections research throughout South Carolina. SCIAA participates in numerous university projects, and is a significant part of the University's infrastructure, and the University's publication series.
Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology Phone: 803-799-1963 Fax: 803-254-1338 Mail Address: 1321 Pendleton Street, Columbia, South Carolina
External links
* http://www.cas.sc.edu/SCIAA/
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