Title:
Artifacts help trace Pequot fort
Author:
Hanrahan, William
Subjects:
Excavations (Archaeology)
Pequot War, 1636-1638
Pequot War, 1636-1638
Object ID:
scr-026-053
Object Name:
scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
Day
Publication Place:
New London (Conn.)
Pubication Date:
8/23/1987
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
Kevin McBride, archaeologist at the University of Connecticut, has been conducting a dig in hopes of finding the site of the Pequot fort that was destroyed in 1637 by colonists and allied Indian tribes. McBride's crew has found pottery shards, stone tool fragments and musket balls. However, they have not found charred post remnants, thought to be the true signifiers of the actual fort location. McBride feels that they are close, and hopes to conduct another dig.
People:
McBride, Kevin Allen
Search Terms:
archaeological digs