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Written on: July 9th, 2012 in Archaeology Updates, US301
Work this week at the Elkins site concentrated on feature excavations. Situated near the base of the knoll on which the stone-lined root-cellar lies is a low un-mortared wall consisting of limonite and local cobbles. This wall traverses and blocks a now-shallow gully that eventually drains into Scott Run. Soils situated on the downstream side of […]
Written on: July 9th, 2012 in Archaeology Updates, US301
We are beginning another excavation on the 301 project! Here is the link to a handout detailing this amazing site. https://deldot.gov/environmental/archaeology/houston-lecompt/pdf/handout.pdf Houston LeCompt Archaeological Site Fieldwork has begun at the Houston-LeCompt archaeological site despite the hot weather. One good thing to come out of the recent storms is that the rain left us with good […]
Written on: July 2nd, 2012 in Archaeology Updates, US301
More discoveries at the Elkins Site. All the machine stripping was completed at the Elkins A site this week, and we are beginning to get an overall picture of the layout of this 18th century homestead. As well as the cellar hole, there are now two other structures, plus lots of pits and posts that we cannot […]
Written on: June 27th, 2012 in Route 54
As of June 27, 2012, some additional drainage work is being done to correct some issues that were unforeseen in the original design. This work is expected to be complete July 13th. The final electrical connections to the signal cabinet bases are being made to activate the new signals. Work is continuing on the landscaping around […]
Written on: June 25th, 2012 in Archaeology Updates, US301
Despite baking heat we continue to expose and document archaeological features at the Elkins A site. The material filling up the cellar hole is now largely removed. There was a mass of bricks in the southern half of the hole, probably collapse from a chimney. One nice find from here is an iron pintle: part […]
Written on: June 20th, 2012 in Archaeology Updates, US301
Mother nature relented this week and gave us some much-needed rain. This has softened the soil and made much clearer the color and texture changes that are so critical to dissecting and understanding the site. We have placed sheets of black plastic over the machine-cleared areas to retain the moisture as much as possible. Progress […]
Written on: June 20th, 2012 in Route 54
As of June 20, 2012, work on the south side related to sidewalks, entrances and handicap ramps is ongoing and is complete. We had a few small sections heave due to the excessive heat that need to be replaced. The replacement will occur the week of June 25. Work is being performed on some additional […]
Written on: June 19th, 2012 in Indian River Inlet Bridge
DelDOT apologizes for the inconvenience of night work during the removal of the old Indian River Inlet Bridge. Removal of the bridge over the water is safer being performed at night, thus we believe we need to perform that work at this time. Fortunately there are only four other dates when night work will be […]
Written on: June 14th, 2012 in Archaeology Updates, US301
The Elkins Archaeology site has begun excavations, and after the first week of work there are some amazing finds. The first week of excavation has produced a good range of 18th century artifacts similar in type and distribution to those recovered during the earlier Phase II work. One spectacular artifact was found. This is a copper […]
Written on: June 14th, 2012 in Route 54
As of June 14, 2012, work on the south side related to sidewalks, entrances and handicap ramps is ongoing and is expected to be complete Friday, June 15. Work is being performed to install the signal detection loops and pedestrian signal poles at each of the signalized intersections. This work is expected to be complete […]