Deasey Mountain Fire Lookout being restored by a Maintenance Action Team from the National Park Service.
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Cultural resources are sites, structures, objects, and even landscapes that show the history of human activity and/or hold significance to a group of people traditionally associated with it. Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument works to preserve and interpret evidence of past human activity through archeology and historic preservation; features that are integral to how a group of people identifies itself (ethnographic resources); and places associated with a significant event, activity, person or group of people that provide a sense of place and identity (historic buildings, roads, and cultural landscapes). Collectively, these resources play an important role in understanding the area now called Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
Locations:Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Offices:Northeast Archeological Resources Program
Before the construction of the Georgian mansion that stands at 105 Brattle Street today, this spot on the road to Watertown was the site of an earlier English colonial house. Archeological excavations in 2003 and 2022 uncovered the foundation of the Marrett house in the present forecourt (front yard) of the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House.
Locations:Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Offices:Northeast Archeological Resources Program
In summer of 2022 Archeologists with the Northeast Archeological Resources Program conducted a ground-truthing excavation at Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters.
The Roving Exhibit and Archeological Laboratory (REAL) is an educational pop-up designed to bring archeology to the public. We provide flexibility in connecting students and their families with archeological resources. REAL expands accessibility to park resources and the discipline of archeology, by meeting students where they are, whether it’s within the park, at their school, or within their community.
How do Archeologists know how old a site is? There are multiple ways that archeologists can identify the age of a site and the approximate date the site was occupied. Follow this link to find out more about dating sites in archeology.
How do Archeologists identify archeological Sites? A Shovel Test Pit is a small excavation unit that archeologists use to quickly and systematically assess large areas for archeological deposits. Follow this link to find out more!
In 2019, a major project was begun at the supposed site of the start of the Second Battle of Saratoga. This project involved data gathering of the battlefield by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), various geophysical instruments, and metal detectors. Follow this link to find out more about the project as it continues into 2021.
Between 1901 and 1909 Sagamore Hill served as the Summer White House to Theodore Roosevelt. Numerous outbuildings were required for the operation of the farm on the property. One of the first buildings that Roosevelt had constructed to maintain the farm was the stable and lodge. This project will focus on the archaeological resources related to these buildings and the Firing Range that Roosevelt built on the property during his tenure there. Follow this link to find our more!
The remains of the White Hill plantation lay just outside of the city of Petersburg Virginia, within the boundaries of the Petersburg National Battlefield. Beginning in 2020, the Northeast Archeology Resource Program (NARP) partnered with the Cultural
Resource Staff at Petersburg National Battlefield (PETE) to search for the plantation field quarters. Follow this link to find out more about this project and archeological survey at PETE!
This project began in 2019 and will continue into 2021, and encompasses an archeological and historic investigation into multiple sites at Hopewell Furnace National Historical Site. Our work seeks to identify, document, and analyze artifacts, features, and other archeological evidence that can tell us about the lives of African Americans at Hopewell Furnace in the past.
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