The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, June 14, 1973, Image 1
VOL. LXIV, NO. 2 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S.C. 29208 JUNE 14,1973
Dr. Stanley South
for relics on the Hors
Horse!
By Larry Edmondt
With much of the country in I
an uproar over the fuel crisis, ar- 9
cheologists from the University t
of South Carolina set out to find I
wells on the USC campus Mon- 4
day. i
The wells, however are ex- I
pected to yield neither oil nor
water. This archeological expe
dition is part of a restoration
program to renovate the build
ings facng te comons no
knw as "TeHrsso"
These buildings,th irsul
vilar. Dr.cnnetonle Souhth
renovator eicsb the tesor
iofthe uch of the contr,i
cheogass fromee-ne Unirs aiy
ofr Soth alnstuet out Ctofind
wsin the Scam pensn Mon
The wrells oerts area eas
pefoe the yil nethr, ilorl
atetraThi aarcheological
ditionc il patef rsoaion
Progra phs ren enate the id
knowns and "Teoresate".lsa
theut Carolina llege,v area
leads his archeological team in searching to
eshoe. The team hopes to provide clues as tic
shoe Renovatior
hat several wells which were fil- The two-week e)
ed over in the 1890's were situ- headed by archeologist
ited on the commons In front of South, who is assiste
he buildings. Also of interest to University of South Car
he archeologist is the position dents, and Institute of
f the central pathway-that orig- logy and Anthropok
nally provided access to the col- members, got off to a
ege buildings. Monday morning. Th4
Frak MGure ind h south, whons aste
bakebal chola orh- aUndrst ofSouh Car
whie astin~e ndbelevs rsent and indse of
ketallcliic,Iwnt o rn temes cotrucftoa
ag birlassings."Fnou Monday HoprecordTh
hown McGuire indhs sf acios ine"Ms. tae
acomcGis adhis ltn age action pag for.
two.
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the original state of the Shoe to assist in the accurate restora
n of the area.
i Begins With Digs
,pedition tion is likely to be the nearest the exact location of all the wells
Stanley one ever undertaken by the In- is not known. Probin with a
I by six stitute, being only a few yards steel rod has revealed the loca
:lina stu- from Director Robert L. Steph- tion of two of the wells that
Archeo- enson's office door. once stood in the college com
>gy. staff Glancing over an unscaled pre- mon.
wet start civil war artist's conception of Further probing and &rench
expedi- the commons, South said that ing by the archeological crew
will locate others, and once
found, the exact position will be
revealed through excavation in
meo D-taphsesiavebeetakene
the pxc ositioin relatlo t hes
bilingthowell Pobn served.
steeProes leveale thoae thea
* pstion of toohe n etra ptht
once upod the coolegte pres
~ Li Moumthe proi also beexreh
tob dten,i prhoosial thew
walt poates forthes fence once
vith te planed fr PicensoSreet th eent hositieo wilanbe
coreveane theoughevto incv
me su- pedstrins whle te stret tonre teterorcotetso
g on n itelf wll b rebult t go h togrps,u wil desionen thi
usines. undr thebridg. Thestruc uisb mad a ing wll areix
~ he re tue'sextnsio isthereaon heald ossi eaateo all tel
sumlingpcss the elsuonc sered
McK ick.Storyon pge owiles might beoct wrto scath
thpeeitontein cnt path-e
way p te cmmonto he res