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USC Lancaster opens native American studies center
Posted: 10.04.2012 at 7:14 AM
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The University of South Carolina Lancaster is set to open a new center dedicated to Native American studies, research and artifacts.  / USC Lancaster
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LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) -- The University of South Carolina Lancaster is set to open a new center dedicated to Native American studies, research and artifacts.

Thursday's scheduled celebration opens with a dedication beginning at 2 p.m. It includes remarks by USC President Harris Pastides, USC Lancaster Dean John Catalano and center director Stephen Criswell.

The center is home to the world's largest collection of Catawba Indian pottery and 200,000 artifacts that range from the Ice Age to the present. The program is the only Native American studies academic program in the state.

The center is open to the public for a viewing from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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