What we do
The Institute coordinates with academic institutions with respect to the planning and implementation of archaeological research, and with local museums, historical societies, commissions, and other similar organizations for curation and display of artifacts discovered in connection with Institute sponsored research, and to ensure that the results of such research shall be made available to the public for educational purposes. To the extent they are appropriate in scope, reports of all research sponsored by the Institute will be published in the Institute’s annual Proceedings.
Mission
The Archaeological Institute of the Pee Dee was created and exists to provide a locally directed, consistently funded, and broadly focused organization dedicated to exploring, interpreting, and protecting the archaeological resources of the Pee Dee region of South Carolina.
Board of Directors
Chairman, Benjamin T. Zeigler
Vice Chairman, Ernest Helms
Secretary, Christopher Judge, Assistant Director, Native American Studies Center, USC Lancaster
Brian Gandy, Director, Darlington County Historical Commission
Lyles Cooper, Executive Director, Pee Dee Land Trust
Sean Taylor, Senior Archaeologist, DNR
Nicole Isenbarger, Instructor in Anthropology, Coastal Carolina University
Terry James, Director, Jamestown Foundation
Adam King, Director, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
Steve Smith, Professor of Archaeology, University of South Carolina
Nena Powell Rice, South Carolina Archaeological Research Trust