Archeological Site 38CK1

{{short description|Archaeological site in South Carolina, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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| name = Archeological Site 38CK1

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| nearest_city = Gaffney, South Carolina

| locmapin = South Carolina#USA

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| added = December 10, 1980

| area = {{convert|13.8|acre}}

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000786|title=Pacolet Soapstone Quarries TR}}

| refnum = 80003661{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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Archeological Site 38CK1, also known as the Upton Site, is a historic archaeological site located near Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina. The site contains well preserved examples of a specialized soapstone procurement site occupied primarily during the prehistoric, Late Archaic Period (3000 BC – 500 BC). The site is divided into two major areas and the quarry exhibits both historic and prehistoric utilization.{{cite web|title=Archaeological Site 38CK1, Cherokee County (Address Restricted) |url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/cherokee/S10817711004/index.htm|work=National Register Properties in South Carolina|publisher=South Carolina Department of Archives and History|accessdate=25 February 2014}}{{cite web|author=T.A. Ferguson|date=January 1979|title=Archeological Site 38CK1|url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/cherokee/S10817711004/S10817711004.pdf|work=National Register of Historic Places nomination|publisher=NRHP|accessdate=25 February 2014}}

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.