{"id":342,"date":"2025-10-16T00:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T00:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/?page_id=342"},"modified":"2026-01-28T22:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:15:33","slug":"current-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/current-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Archaeology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"342\" class=\"elementor elementor-342\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb9717 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cb9717\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f1045 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00f1045\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a56e81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a56e81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Archaeology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6bd0f e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae6bd0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b77bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39b77bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac97dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eac97dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">At Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, archaeology connects today&#8217;s communities with the remarkable history of this sacred ground &#8211; the first self-governed town of formerly enslaved people in the United States. Currently, our park has three active archaeological projects that are working to document the lives of past people while efforts to expand Park facilities are underway. Learn more about each project below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08bf7cf elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1051 elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"08bf7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-315 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-current-archaeology\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/current-archaeology\/artifacts-and-features\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ghost-frame-300x215.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1248\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ghost-frame-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ghost-frame-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ghost-frame-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ghost-frame-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ghost-frame.jpg 1089w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/current-archaeology\/artifacts-and-features\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGhost Structure Archaeology Project:<br> Connecting the Dots\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Before our Ghost Structure Exhibit could be built, we needed to know where Mitchelville buildings were in the past, and were there any clues left behind to help us learn about Mitchelville residents? <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-300 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-current-archaeology\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/current-archaeology\/native-american-ceramic-sherd\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/archaeological-_research-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1205\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/archaeological-_research-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/archaeological-_research-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/archaeological-_research-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/archaeological-_research-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/archaeological-_research.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/current-archaeology\/native-american-ceramic-sherd\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tARFA Building Archaeology Project:<br>Echoes Through Time\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The first building we are erecting in the Park is our Archaeological Research Facility and Auditorium. But before laying its foundations, we had to examine the ground beneath it for evidence of past people. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-291 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-current-archaeology\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/current-archaeology\/artifacts-recovered\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/digital_archive-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-726\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/digital_archive-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/digital_archive-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/digital_archive-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/digital_archive.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/current-archaeology\/artifacts-recovered\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInterpretive Center Archaeology: <br>Stories Surround Us\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Interpretive Center will be the heart of Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park. welcoming in our visitors and helping tell the story of our past. But it may have been the heart of another community in the past too. Our archaeologists are working to learn more. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a88503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1a88503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdb4fb e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bdb4fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04a82b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d04a82b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ff06d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27ff06d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Archaeology Collections: Stories Surround Us\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c33276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"3c33276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hearth_Feature_ARFA_165.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3c33276\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Hearth_Feature_ARFA_165\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZXhwbG9yZW1pdGNoZWx2aWxsZS5vcmdcL2RpZy1zaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvSGVhcnRoX0ZlYXR1cmVfQVJGQV8xNjUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2MzMzI3NiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hearth_Feature_ARFA_165-225x300.jpg\" data-width=\"225\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0101.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3c33276\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_0101\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZXhwbG9yZW1pdGNoZWx2aWxsZS5vcmdcL2RpZy1zaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvSU1HXzAxMDEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2MzMzI3NiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0101-300x225.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0768.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3c33276\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_0768\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZXhwbG9yZW1pdGNoZWx2aWxsZS5vcmdcL2RpZy1zaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvSU1HXzA3NjguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2MzMzI3NiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0768-300x225.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1914.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3c33276\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_1914\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTcwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZXhwbG9yZW1pdGNoZWx2aWxsZS5vcmdcL2RpZy1zaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvSU1HXzE5MTQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2MzMzI3NiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1914-225x300.jpg\" data-width=\"225\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2040-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3c33276\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_2040 (1)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTcxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZXhwbG9yZW1pdGNoZWx2aWxsZS5vcmdcL2RpZy1zaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvSU1HXzIwNDAtMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzYzMzMjc2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2040-1-300x225.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2513.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3c33276\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_2513\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTcyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZXhwbG9yZW1pdGNoZWx2aWxsZS5vcmdcL2RpZy1zaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvSU1HXzI1MTMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2MzMzI3NiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2513-225x300.jpg\" data-width=\"225\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4717.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3c33276\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4717\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTczLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZXhwbG9yZW1pdGNoZWx2aWxsZS5vcmdcL2RpZy1zaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvSU1HXzQ3MTcuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2MzMzI3NiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4717-300x225.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4720.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3c33276\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4720\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZXhwbG9yZW1pdGNoZWx2aWxsZS5vcmdcL2RpZy1zaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvSU1HXzQ3MjAuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2MzMzI3NiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4720-225x300.jpg\" data-width=\"225\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4724.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3c33276\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4724\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZXhwbG9yZW1pdGNoZWx2aWxsZS5vcmdcL2RpZy1zaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvSU1HXzQ3MjQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2MzMzI3NiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4724-225x300.jpg\" data-width=\"225\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4733.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3c33276\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4733\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZXhwbG9yZW1pdGNoZWx2aWxsZS5vcmdcL2RpZy1zaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvSU1HXzQ3MzMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2MzMzI3NiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4733-225x300.jpg\" data-width=\"225\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No218_IMG_20251-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3c33276\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"No218_IMG_20251\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZXhwbG9yZW1pdGNoZWx2aWxsZS5vcmdcL2RpZy1zaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvTm8yMThfSU1HXzIwMjUxLTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2MzMzI3NiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No218_IMG_20251-1-300x251.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"251\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/36679810.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3c33276\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"36679810\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzgxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZXhwbG9yZW1pdGNoZWx2aWxsZS5vcmdcL2RpZy1zaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvMzY2Nzk4MTAuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2MzMzI3NiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/36679810-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af92f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8af92f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b7520 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5b7520\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d21c7d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d21c7d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9c2a6a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2b9c2a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d34a1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"34d34a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">        \n        <div class=\"dig-program-container\" id=\"dig-program-1\">\n            <div class=\"dig-program-carousel\">\n                                    <div class=\"dig-program-slide active\" data-index=\"0\">\n                        <div class=\"dig-program-content\">\n                            <div class=\"dig-program-image-section\">\n                                                                    <div class=\"dig-program-image-wrapper\" data-image=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/event_flyer.jpeg\" data-title=\"Stories Surround Us: A Community Archaeology Town Hall\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/event_flyer-244x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Stories Surround Us: A Community Archaeology Town Hall\" class=\"dig-program-image\">\n                                        <div class=\"dig-program-image-overlay\">\n                                            <span class=\"dig-program-zoom-icon\">\ud83d\udd0d<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"dig-program-details-section\">\n                                <h2 class=\"dig-program-title\">Stories Surround Us: A Community Archaeology Town Hall<\/h2>\n                                \n                                <div class=\"dig-program-date\">\n                                    Tuesday, October 21, 2025                                <\/div>\n                                \n                                <div class=\"dig-program-time\">\n                                    10:00AM - 12:00PM                                <\/div>\n                                \n                                                                    <div class=\"dig-program-location\">\n                                        1 Town Center Ct, Hilton Head Island, SC                                    <\/div>\n                                                                \n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \n            <!-- Navigation Arrows -->\n                    <\/div>\n        \n        <!-- Lightbox Modal -->\n        <div class=\"dig-program-lightbox\" id=\"dig-program-lightbox-1\">\n            <div class=\"dig-program-lightbox-overlay\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"dig-program-lightbox-content\">\n                <button class=\"dig-program-lightbox-close\">&times;<\/button>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"dig-program-lightbox-image\">\n                <div class=\"dig-program-lightbox-caption\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a763757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1a763757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Archaeology At Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, archaeology connects today&#8217;s communities with the remarkable history of this sacred ground &#8211; the first self-governed town of formerly enslaved people in the United States. Currently, our park has three active archaeological projects that are working to document the lives of past people while efforts to expand Park [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-342","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342"}],"version-history":[{"count":98,"href":"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1366,"href":"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/342\/revisions\/1366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}