DC Archaeology events Aug-Sept 2016
Small Finds Work Group Wednesday August 24, 10am-3pm at Dumbarton House, 2715 Que Street, NW DC 20007 Subject: Commemorative Tokens and Presidential Memorabilia. Formal presentations on artifacts from sites in … Continue reading
“High-handed usurpation and outrage”: The End of Washington City Canal
Benjamin Severson was incensed. The work he’d devoted so much time and energy into had been undone. Despite many critics, Severson, a civil engineer and foreman under Montgomery Meigs for … Continue reading
Washington DC Archaeology featured at SHA
49th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology January 6-9, 2016 • Washington, D.C. 49th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology January 6-9, 2016 • Washington, D.C. Society for … Continue reading
3324 Dent Pl NW Archaeology Project – Yarrow Mamout site
The Dent Place project is at the property formerly owned by Yarrow Mamout whose portrait hangs in the Peabody Room of the Georgetown Public Library. Intern Mia Carey is a … Continue reading