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Archaeology

Archaeology, Day 2: Results of Shovel Testing

Here is a summary from archaeologist Tim Roberts of Cultural Resource Analysts of what he and his colleague Nick Arnhold found today from their shovel tests! Let us know what comments or questions you have for the archaeologists! Another exciting day of shovel testing at Richmond Hill! We collected some Read more…

By Pam Smith, 5 yearsMay 15, 2020 ago
Archaeology

Archaeology, Day 1: First Excavation

We had a great first dig! This from archaeologist Tim Roberts from Cultural Resource Analysts: “This morning we excavated one square, 50-x-50-centimeter-wide shovel test pit about 15 meters northeast of the slave house, careful to stay out of the beautiful garden plots. While we didn’t identify any archaeological features, we Read more…

By Pam Smith, 5 yearsMay 14, 2020 ago
Archaeology

Choices of Enslaved Persons

Archeologist Tim Roberts discusses choices made by enslaved people during our first dig at the slave house at Richmond Hill.

By Pam Smith, 5 yearsMay 14, 2020 ago
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