
Sarah Platt
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Education
- Ph.D. Syracuse University, Anthropology (Historical Archaeology focus)
- M.A. Syracuse University, Anthropology
- B.A. St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Anthropology
Research Interests
- Archaeology of Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry
- Seventeenth-century urban development and colonialism
- Guns and gunsmithing in the colonial southeast
- Urban archaeology
- Legacy collections research
- Archival silences and memory
- Open science and the digital humanities
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Anthropology
- Introduction to Archaeology
- Historical Archaeology
- Archaeology Lab Practicum
Publications
- In prep Archaeologies of Legacy: Southern Memory, Disciplinary Foremothers, and the Archaeological Archive at the Heyward-Washington House
- In press Waiting for Passage: Archaeological Silences and Narratives of Urban Slavery at 87 Church Street, Charleston. Accepted with American Antiquity, anticipated 2025.
- 2024 Sarah E. Platt and Kelly Britt. Urban Historical Archaeology Of and As Dissonance: An Invitation for Collaboration. Historical Archaeology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41636-024-00509-4
- 2020 Urban Dialectics, Misrememberings, and Memory-Work; The Halsey Map of Charleston, South Carolina. International Journal of Historical Archaeology. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-019-00533-8 - 2020 Corey A.H. Sattes, Jon Marcoux, Sarah E. Platt, Martha Zierden, Ron Anthony. Preliminary Identification of African-Style Rouletted Colonoware in the Colonial South Carolina Lowcountry. Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21619441.2020.1840837
- 2024 Kelly Britt and Sarah Platt. Urban Archaeology of and as Dissonance. Edited special issue for Historical Archaeology.
- 2020 Alanna Warner-Smith and Sarah Platt. Beyond (between, within, through) the Grid: The Contours of Mapping in Historical Archaeology. Special issue for The International Journal of Historical Archaeology.
Recorded Talks
- 2024 Unearthing the Old City; Archaeology of the 17th Century at the Heyward-Washington House and Beyond. John A.H. Sweeney Emerging Scholar Lecture. Decorative Arts Trust Fall 2024 Symposium in Charleston, SC. Recording Link.
- 2021 Museum Taphonomy and Storeroom Excavation; Unpacking the Legacy Collections at 87 Church Street, Charleston. Fall 2021 DAACS Conversations Series: Archaeological Research with Legacy Collections. Recording Link.