Gore Place, in Waltham, Massachusetts, was the home to former Massachusetts Governor and US Senator Christopher Gore and his wife Rebecca from 1791 to 1834. The Gores were responsible for constructing the standing mansion house (ca. 1806) as well as … Continue reading →

The top 40 centimeters in our first unit against the house at Gore Place have been full of demolition debris — brick, mortar, building stone, slate, and marble tile fragments. We don’t save all of that architectural material, but we … Continue reading →

We are doing a short, 3 week project at Gore Place this summer, a historic property in Waltham, Massachusetts, where we have done a number of previous seasons of research on the formal and agricultural landscape, including excavating the remains … Continue reading →

One of the common adages in archaeology is that every day spent in the field leads to three or five days of work in the lab. Well, what are we doing for all of that time in the lab? Below, … Continue reading →

Time flies when you’re digging, and on Friday our summer excavations at Gore Place came to a close. After five weeks, we’ve excavated 13 units across three trenches, and moved a small mountain of dirt across the site. So what … Continue reading →

WGBH Radio did a story on the work we’re doing at Gore Place.  You can listen by clicking the small “Play” arrow in the upper left on the page below: http://www.wgbh.org/articles/Unearthing-History-in-Waltham-6505

Hi Folks, Settle in, because we have a bunch of new developments to share with you.  In the short time we’ve been digging at Gore Place, it’s probably not too much of an exaggeration to say we’ve moved close to … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since we updated everyone on our progress at Gore Place, so a few posts are coming soon. This one is just photographs of our original 2 by 10 meter trench and a new 2 by 8 … Continue reading →