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UIUC Archaeologists contribute to 19th century history of African-American potter Dave Drake of Edgefield, SC

09/24/23

Read this JSTOR Daily News article on a project in which UIUC archaeologists Chris Fennell, George Calfas, Tatiana Niculescu, Rebecca Schumann, Shawn Fields, and UIUC field school students unearthed the early site of 19th century works by African-American potter Dave Drake in Edgefield, South Carolina.

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