Title:
Treasures Can Be Found In One's Own Backyard
Author:
Peggy Field
Object ID:
scr-026-136
Object Name:
scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Sun
Publication Place:
New London, Ct./Westerly, R.I.
Pubication Date:
06/01/1988
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
Lisa Fiore is involved in an excavation of a colonial farmhouse that lies behind her house in Charlestown. The colonial history of the site dates to the Pettasquamscutt Purchase of 1657. Along with the excavating comes a lot of paperwork, says Fiore. So far, Fiore had found stoneware, medicine bottles, and poison vials. Stoneware included rockinghamware and delftware. Fiore also uncovered farming equipment such as plow blades. Working closely with the Charlestown Historical Society, consideration for students from the University of Rhode Island to help identify archaeologist finds was brought up.
People:
John Hull
Lisa Fioroe
Lisa Fioroe