Brewster Site

The Brewster site is a Mill Creek culture (AD 1100 - 1200) archaeological village site in Cherokee County. The people hunted large mammals and practiced some of the earliest agriculture in the region. Many bison bones were analyzed and recovered during the excavation in 1970. Evidence suggests birds were hunted and trapped, and the bones were used for decorative and ceremonial objects. Their pottery was highly decorated and contained grit temper. Tempering involves adding certain materials to clay that resist the normal shrinking process that occurs during the drying process.