by Amy Simpson | Jan 27, 2017 | Archaeology, Artifact, Civil War, Consumption, Eighteenth Century, Fredericksburg, Household, Nineteenth Century
Featured Fragment – Archaeology in Downtown Fredericksburg By Joe Blondino and Dr. Kerri Barile In January 2017, the City of Fredericksburg sponsored an archaeological dig at the site of the new Riverfront Park on Sophia Street in the downtown historic district. The...
by Amy Simpson | Sep 16, 2016 | Archaeology, Artifact, Civil War, Consumption, Glass, Household, Nineteenth Century
Featured Fragment – Nineteenth-Century Pickle Bottles By Kerry González Recent excavations by Dovetail, conducted on behalf of Stafford County, recovered two cathedral-style pickle bottles (displayed below). They were located within two separate trash pits at a Civil...
by Amy Simpson | Jul 15, 2016 | Archaeology, Artifact, Civil War, Consumption, Eighteenth Century, Glass
Featured Fragment – Riverfront Bottle By Kerry González Dovetail Cultural Resource Group recovered this hand-finished bottle from a Civil War context (shown to the left) during an excavation in October 2015. The site, 44SP0069-0001, is located in the City of...