Fort Congaree II Dig Pipe Stems

We love the pipe stems but those date ranges we have been referring to (in bold below) are a simplification of a large data set. It turns out that pipe stems were gradually made longer over time. To keep strength in the stem, the stem's bore hole was also made smaller over time thus allowing us, today, to estimate the age of a pipe stem based on this bore measurement.

Our Fort Pipe Stems:

Pit Level Count   Date

3    1     1   1720-1750


Total       1 stem

Breakdown:

1680-1720:
0 stems: 0%

1720-1750:
1 stems: 100%

1750-1800:
0 stems: 0%