by Amy Simpson | Jul 12, 2018 | Archaeology, Artifact, NCDOT, Nineteenth Century, North Carolina, Squirrel Creek, Stoneware
Turning and Burning: Locally Made Pottery from the Trogdon-Squirrel Creek Assemblage By D. Brad Hatch July continues our series of posts highlighting the artifacts recovered from the Trogdon-Squirrel Creek site (31Rd1426/1426**) in Randolph County, North Carolina....
by Amy Simpson | Jun 15, 2018 | Archaeology, Artifact, Consumption, Glass, Medical, Nineteenth Century, North Carolina, Squirrel Creek
Featured Fragment – Mexican Mustang Liniment for Man and Beast: Patent Medicines at the Squirrel Creek Site By Michelle C. Salvato This month we are once again returning to our series highlighting the artifacts recovered from the Trogdon-Squirrel Creek site...
by Amy Simpson | May 18, 2018 | Archaeology, Artifact, Civil War, Medical
Featured Fragment – Civil War-Era Tourniquet Clamp from Henrico County, Virginia By Kerry S. González For hundreds of years the tourniquet has been used on extremities, primarily arms and legs, in an effort to stop hemorrhaging during an amputation. For this month’s...
by Amy Simpson | Dec 22, 2017 | Archaeology, Artifact, Cage Crinoline, Civil War, clothing, Fredericksburg, Nineteenth Century
Featured Fragment – Cage Crinoline Fragments By Kerry S. González In January 2017, Dovetail conducted excavations at the site of a proposed Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This was the third time Dovetail visited the area along Sophia Street in downtown...
by Amy Simpson | Oct 20, 2017 | Archaeology, Artifact, Prehistoric
Featured Fragment – Prehistoric Pottery Shred By Dr. Mike Klien In honor of Archaeology Month we would like to highlight this sherd of prehistoric pottery recovered by Dovetail during a survey in Southside, Virginia. This Albermarle-type prehistoric pottery has large...