New Plimouth Plantation Discovery by two of our Alum!
Boston Globe Article
Remains of Pilgrims’ Plymouth settlement unearthed
By Brian MacQuarrie Globe Staff
On Tuesday, archeologists from the University of Massachusetts Boston said they have discovered what is believed to be part of the original settlement, a conclusion reached through calf’s bones, musket balls, 17th-century ceramics, and brownish soil where a wooden post would have stood.
Kathryn Ness, curator of collections at Plimoth Plantation, a nonprofit museum that was UMass’ partner, David Landon, on the project, said the discovery could fundamentally alter what is known about the everyday life of the Pilgrims.
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