Day 2

Two discoveries were made today that may lead to promising results. These were remains or "features" of a stockade post and what appears to be an ash filled refuse pit. In this photo you will see the darker colored soil is evidence of a trench-like feature thought to have contained a vertical post stockade.
Stockade feature

Archaeologist Steve McBride, carefully records information about the trench.
After an initial and thorough examination of the surface, the archaeologists will then bisect the darker stained area to further record any evidence of the stockade.

[photo #1] Artifacts found today included the following: a very used (spent) gun flint from the Revolutionary War period (far top left in photo), a long animal bone (top center), a large prehistoric chert flake used for tool making (top right), and a knife blade from the Revolutionary War period. Both the animal bone and the knife blade are from the ash filled pit shown in [photo #2].The ash filled refuse pit may yield quite a few artifacts.

During the 1992 excavation, a nearby refuse feature produced the greatest quantity of artifacts. We hope to have more information and updates tomorrow. Visit us then to see our latest finds!

THE EXCAVATION 1997

September 22, 1997 | September 23, 1997 | September 24, 1997
September 25, 1997 | September 26, 1997 | September 27, 1997
September 29, 1997 | September 30, 1997 | October 1, 1997
October 2, 1997 | October 3, 1997 | October 4, 1997