Fig Island

	Fig Island
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
Nearest city	Rockville, South Carolina
MPS	Historic Resources of the Late Archaic-Early Woodland Period Shell Rings of South Carolina, ca. 1,000-2,200 years B.C
NRHP reference No.	70000585
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1970
Designated NHL	March 29, 2007

Fig Island, also known as 38CH42, is an archaeological site on the Atlantic Coast of South Carolina, consisting of three shell rings.^[3] Shell rings are curved shell middens wholly or partially surrounding a clear central area or plaza. The site includes one of the largest and most complex shell rings in North America,^[4] and one of the best preserved circular shell rings.^[5]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Fig Island". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
^ Hemmings, E. Thomas (July 23, 1970). "Fig Island" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. National Park Service. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
^ Russo:79
^ Russo:81

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "Fig Island". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2008.

[nrhpinv-3] Hemmings, E. Thomas (July 23, 1970). "Fig Island" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. National Park Service. Retrieved May 26, 2012.

[Russo:79-4] Russo:79

[5] Russo:81

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