Four archaeologists from Dovetail Cultural Resource Group are on site this week conducting a Phase I archaeological survey of the entire 5.5 acre Tudor Place property. Work began Monday Nov. 29th with the establishment of a grid, the transects of which were flagged at 25 foot intervals using a total station and measuring tapes. This provides a systematic way in which to locate shovel test pits. Test pits are exactly what they sound like, pits dug into the ground with a shovel to test for artifacts. The archaeologists work in teams of two, one person digs while the other sieves the soil for artifacts. They will continue the on- site survey work through Friday December 3rd . If you are interested in archaeology now is your chance to see it in action!
Example of artifacts found thus far (clockwise from upper left): white clay pipestem, cufflink, glass button, and locally produced earthenware (possibly colonoware).
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