Centuries before English colonists founded Charles Towne, Native Americans built a ceremonial center here. Palisade walls surrounded sacred ground where religious rituals were conducted. Pottery excavated here is similar to other finds from across the Southeast, but this site is unique because the center did not include a ceremonial mound. Four groupings of natural wood posts mark the outer corners of the ceremonial site. The smaller area outlined by blue posts was probably a temple, while purple posts indicate platforms from which ceremonies could be observed. Sheds, likely added after the initial construction and used to store ceremonial materials, are outlined by orange posts.
