by Kerri Barile | Sep 29, 2023 | Archaeology, Artifact, Stoneware
By K. Lee Priddy “When does a specific artifact date from and how do you know?” is one of the most frequent questions that I receive when talking to the public. It allows me to discuss manufacturing dates of ceramics, bottles, and metals and the methods that we...
by Amy Simpson | Mar 13, 2023 | Archaeology, Architecture
By Casey Squyres, Architectural Historian Dovetailers love their history! Although our blogs usually focus on a neat find from one of our company projects, this post focuses on a passion project of one of our architectural historians, Casey. Kudos to Casey for her...
by Amy Simpson | Jan 20, 2023 | Archaeology, Artifact, Civil War, Coins
By: Katie Rezendes With war comes shortages ¾ from food and supplies to even physical money. The American Civil War was no exception to this reality. By the second year of the war in 1862, government-issued currency was quickly disappearing as people began to hoard...
by Amy Simpson | Dec 23, 2022 | Archaeology, Artifact, Fredericksburg, pottery, Uncategorized
By Elyse Adams, Dovetail Lab Manager In March 2022, Dovetail Cultural Resource Group (Dovetail) conducted archival research and a two-day archaeological excavation at 1416 Princess Anne Street in downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia. These combined efforts shed light on...
by Amy Simpson | Nov 18, 2022 | Archaeology, Artifact, pottery, Uncategorized
From the Wolfe Neck Shell Midden Sitein Sussex County, Delaware By Bill Liebeknecht In advance of a proposed trail at Cape Henlopen State Park in Sussex County, Delaware, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control hired Dovetail Cultural...
by Amy Simpson | Jun 29, 2021 | Archaeology, Arrowhead, Artifact, Delaware
By: Bill Liebeknecht A copper alloy projectile point or “arrowhead” was recently recovered by Dovetail Cultural Resource Group during an archaeological survey at the John Dickinson Plantation near Dover, Delaware. Work was conducted on behalf of the Delaware Division...