Brockington and Associates

09/01/2026

Back to back Sunday features in the Post & Courier for our Charleston crew! This past Sunday, the paper interviewed Senior Architectural Historian Chelsea Dantuma about her successfull nomination of Johns Island's River Road to the National Register of Historic Places. The previous Sunday, VP and Senior Archaeologist Eric Poplin made the front page with new archaeological finds on Meeting Street.

08/28/2026

A great night with the community and Daniel Island Historical Society to kick off the public archaeology component for the Cainhoy Meeting House and McDowell Cemetery project!

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

Brockington enjoyed attending this year's Southeastern Conference on Historic Sites Archaeology (SECHSA) in Charleston, SC. Thank you to the SECSHA board, our local host May Forest State Park, Park Ranger Candra Workman, and the local organizer, Brockington's own Lab Director, Jeff Sherard! We had a wonderful time talking artifacts and issues in preservation, hearing papers, enjoying a lowcountry boil with sunset views of the Harbor, and catching up with this great group of people!

Thanks to the Brockington crew for participating with these great panel discussions and papers:

Ralph Bailey (VP, CHS Branch Director) & Ella Butler (Archaeologist)
Preservation: Perspectives, Practice, and Inevitability

Ralph Bailey
Case Studies in South Carolina’s Abandoned Cemetery Law

Jeff Sherard (Lab Director), Martha Zierden, and Eric Poplin (VP, Senior Archaeologist)
“IF THE OLD DOG SNIFFS ENOUGH, HE WILL FIND THE SOURCE:” A Case for the Discovery of John Bartlam’s Kiln on the Wando

Larry James (Senior Archaeologist)
An Examination of Slave Demographics, Architecture, and Pottery on an Inland Rice Plantation, Dorchester County, South Carolina

Dave Baluha (Senior Archaeologist/Historian)
The Evolution of Governor Robert Daniell's Home Site, Daniel Island, Berkeley County, South Carolina

A special thanks to Brockington Conference Volunteers:
Kathleen Aller (Lab Technician)
Daniel Sutler (Lab Technician)

08/24/2026

We continue to do important archaeological work in downtown Charleston!

Here’s what’s buried beneath the future Four Seasons hotel. (Full story below.)

08/17/2026

We're excited to work with Daniel Island Historical Society on this project in collaboration with South Carolina 250!

SAVE THE DATE!

Cainhoy Meeting House Old Ruins & McDowell Cemetery
SC250 PROJECT COMMUNITY MEETING

📅 August 27 | 6:30 PM
📍 Keith School Museum, 1509 Clements Ferry Road, Wando

Join the Daniel Island Historical Society & Brockington & Associates to learn about the exciting Revolutionary War history of this site and how YOU can get involved! OPEN TO MEMBERS OF DIHS AND THE OAK BLUFF COMMUNITY, WHERE THE CEMETERY IS LOCATED. To RSVP, email Beth Bush at [email protected].

08/17/2026

Brockington Vice President and Charleston Branch Director, Ralph Bailey, recently joined a panel discussion about working in CRM at Old Cahawba Archaeological Park's Public Archaeology Day in Orrville, Alabama. Old Cahawba hosts a Cultural Resources Management (CRM) Training Program, supported by the Alabama Historical Commission and led by Dr. William Henry. Thanks for having us out to talk about the importance of careers in CRM!

You can see Ralph in the first image, kneeling by the unit that one of our new employees worked on during their time in the program!

08/06/2026

Our Savannah office is hiring experienced field techs. Apply via our website or the link in our stories, and join our team!

07/11/2026

Always a great week when you have two different site meetings with Daniel Island Historical Society!

07/11/2026

We had a wonderful on-site meeting with our friends at Daniel Island Historical Society for a very exciting project!