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Every Woman Needs a Little Black Dress

by Amy Simpson | Aug 21, 2020 | Archaeology, Artifact, Cemetery, Nineteenth Century, Stafford County

By Kerry S. González and Sara Rivers Cofield In the late winter of 2020, PQ (Pre-Quarantine), Dovetail conducted an archaeological excavation of a family cemetery associated with a branch of the Embrey family in Stafford, Virginia. The small plot contained the graves...

While They’re “At Rest,” We’re at Work: Identifying Nineteenth-Century Coffin Hardware

by Amy Simpson | Jun 5, 2020 | Archaeology, Cemetery, Coffin Hardware, Nineteenth Century, Stafford County

By Melissa Butler In death, as in life, mass-marketed applied ornaments allow individuals to customize their belongings. This month’s artifact is one such decoration. Dovetail Cultural Resource Group (Dovetail) recently completed an archaeological excavation and...
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