Fig Island Site

Address Restricted, Edisto, South Carolina. County/parish: Charleston.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1970. NRIS 70000585.

1 contributing site. 3 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • 38CH42

From Wikipedia:

Fig Island

Fig Island, also known as 38CH42, is an archaeological site on the Atlantic Coast of South Carolina, consisting of three shell rings. Shell rings are curved shell middens wholly or partially surrounding a clear central area or plaza. The site includes one of the largest and most complex shell rings in North America, and one of the best preserved circular shell rings.

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