Prehistoric Indian Village, also known as Arant's Field, is a historic

archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...

located near St. Matthews,

Calhoun County, South Carolina Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,119, making it the third-least populous county in the state. Its county seat is St. Matthews. Located in a rural upland area long dev ...

. This site was occupied in the Archaic Period, probably by small groups of hunter-gatherers. During the first millennium AD, a large agricultural community was situated in the area, with a tentative date of occupation of ca. 500 AD. It was listed in the

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in 1974.

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Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Calhoun County, South Carolina {{CalhounCountySC-NRHP-stub