Ghost of a flea

Archaeology of the Carolinas

Archaeologists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered the remains of two Catawba Indian settlements:

"Old Town, where the Catawbas lived on the eve of the American Revolution, should provide insights into what life was like at a time when they were still an important and strategically positioned ally of South Carolina on their western frontier," Davis said. "At New Town, occupied between about 1800 and 1820, the Catawbas' relationship to their white neighbors was more economic than strategic in that they were landlords to dozens of white farmers who leased lands on the Catawba Reservation and also were engaged in the commercial production of pottery for sale."

Posted by Ghost of a flea at June 28, 2003 10:48 AM