Deed Research This post is part of the Further Research series (see here for an explanation) and is continued from Part 1. In researching the building foundations we uncovered during the 2014 excavations on Burial Hill in Plymouth, we georferenced … Continue reading →

Georeferencing This post is part of the Further Research series (see here for an explanation). During the 2014 excavations on Burial Hill in Plymouth, we uncovered the foundations of two historic buildings and deposits from two additional building lots. One … Continue reading →

Most of the posts on this blog are done during the field season to highlight ongoing work or new discoveries. Many of those show intriguing artifacts or features and end with statements like “further research is needed…” This is often … Continue reading →

One of our most intriguing artifacts from Plymouth to date is a ceramic smoking pipe bowl stamped with a maker’s mark. The fragmentary pipe was found in a layer that dates to the 19th century and contains other 19th-century artifacts, … Continue reading →

By Anya Gruber In Unit 13, Emily, Kerri, Ashley and I had just made it through a thick layer of old industrial coal ash – dark grey soil filled with soggy ash that looks a little bit like pet litter … Continue reading →

With two weeks of excavation done and roughly two weeks to go, we have seven excavation units open in Plymouth. Three of these are finished; the others are still in progress. We’ll probably open one or two more this week, … Continue reading →

After some shovel test pits and a few rainy days, we have gotten going on our larger excavation units on Burial Hill in Plymouth, MA. We are continuing our work from last year along School Street, looking for places where … Continue reading →

Christa Beranek was interviewed on WATD 95.9 radio last week.  They put up a short piece with some of the interview excerpts.  If the link goes down, you can read it here.