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US Route 301 Archaeology Update

Written on: October 26th, 2012 in Archaeology Updates US301

What a great week at the Armstrong-Rogers site! During our last field session, a backhoe was used to strip off the topsoil from the site core. Now is the good part! We get to start digging into the amazing features we uncovered so far. A probable circular well, a rectangular outbuilding pit, and a building debris area were all divided into quarters, and excavation has revealed some great information. Digging the large stone and brick foundation has also begun, revealing that the building was purposefully deconstructed and some of the materials were robbed for reuse elsewhere. We can’t wait to finish uncovering this foundation to help determine what it was used for and how it was oriented. Very curious! Another fantastic event this week: Dovetail’s work at the Armstrong-Rogers site was featured as the Archaeological Institute of American’s Delaware open house excavation for National Archaeology Day! How exciting! We had a scout troop tour the site, as well as many people who came to see what we were up to. Although the site was a bit muddy because of rain the previous night, old and young came to look at the features and talk to the staff about the archaeological process and learn about the cool things we’ve found. It is so exciting to be able to share this site with so many! A huge thank you to the Dovetail crew for being great hosts and to all of our visitors who came to say ‘hi.’