Archaeology Society of Staten IslandNovember 2016: Staten Island Museum Event – Archaeology & Museums
TUESDAY Nov 8, 2015
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Staten Island Museum Event – Archaeology & Museums
This event will be a workshop day for the local Staten Island High School Teachers and Administrators at the Staten Island Museum, sponsored in part by the Staten Island Society of the Archaeological Institute of America.
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News from the Archaeological Institute of America
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- 18th-Century Foundation Uncovered at Colonial Williamsburg April 24, 2024WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA—The foundation of an eighteenth-century house was uncovered during an excavation at Colonial Williamsburg, according to a WAVY report. The Colin G. and Nancy N. Campbell Archaeology Center is scheduled to be built on the site. Archaeologist Jack Gary of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation said that the house had plaster walls, casement windows, a […]
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