Fieldwork

Information on 2013 Excavation

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Enrollment is currently open for fieldwork during the June Wesleyan summer session. A course description about the class can be found here Details about Wesleyan summer session (including enrollment) can be found here Information about the community archaeology project can be viewed in this video. You can also learn about further details of the research … Read more

Artifact Analysis

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At the Cross Street Archaeology Lab, our class spent few hours washing the artifacts that we found during the first week of the excavation. We have largely found metal composites, pieces of glassware, bricks, and some pieces of ceramic. All of the artifacts were excavated from the trash pits behind 19 and 21 Vine Street, … Read more

Week 1

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Unit 2/A (21 Vine): We lifted out the top soil, cleared some of the roots, and also got rid of the sand fill that served as a marker from the 2006 excavation of the site. Unit 2/B (21 Vine): This was the first time that this specific unit was excavated. We had a hard clearing … Read more