Artifacts and Features
Archaeology isn’t just artifacts: This is a photograph of the cross section of a hearth, or a cooking fire. When past human activities leave stains or scars in the soil archaeologists call these “Features”, and features are often more important than artifacts themselves.
Native American ceramic sherd
Archaeology Volunteer holding Native American ceramic sherd: During the construction of the Ghost Structure, archaeologists encountered many artifacts from the Indigenous people who used the park as their home long before Mitchelville.
Artifacts Recovered
Artifacts Spanning the Years : artifacts recovered from recent archaeological work spanning the Early Woodland period (2000-1000 BC) to the 1980’s