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An Unusual Find from Northern New Jersey

An Unusual Find from Northern New Jersey

by Kerri Barile | Nov 3, 2023 | Archaeology, Artifact, Stoneware

 ,,  By Bill Liebeknecht  While conducting a controlled Phase I archaeological surface collection of a precontact site in northern New Jersey for a proposed development, an unusual find was discovered: a dense, polished, cylindrical-shaped piece of chiastolite....
Sometimes Ceramics Are More Helpful Than Coins!

Sometimes Ceramics Are More Helpful Than Coins!

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...
Anything But Boring: An African – American Boarding House in Fredericksburg

Anything But Boring: An African – American Boarding House in Fredericksburg

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...
Rocker – Stamped and Dentate – Stamped Pottery

Rocker – Stamped and Dentate – Stamped Pottery

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...
Living on a Prayer: What a Rosary Fragment Can Tell Us About the Urban Landscape in Alexandria, Virginia

Living on a Prayer: What a Rosary Fragment Can Tell Us About the Urban Landscape in Alexandria, Virginia

by Amy Simpson | Nov 20, 2020 | Alexandria Archaeology, Archaeology, Architecture, Artifact, Brick Foundation, Rosary

By: Kerry S. González In recent excavations in the City of Alexandria, Dovetail recovered a portion of a rosary, specifically the crucifix and a section of the antiphon. Rosaries are used in Catholicism as a form of meditative prayer, and each rosary contains three...
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