{"id":372,"date":"2025-10-16T02:01:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/?p=372"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:13:14","slug":"remote-sensing-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/archaeology-collections\/remote-sensing-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Praise House Collection: I"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"372\" class=\"elementor elementor-372\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5281b5da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5281b5da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d02ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d02ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>In 2018 the Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park began the process of building a Master Plan for park development. One of the early goals was trying to locate the first Church or Praise House erected in Mitchelville. Read this Collection to learn more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\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-24364ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24364ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee60ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"cee60ae\" 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\t\t<div class=\"dig-gallery-container\" id=\"dig-gallery-1\" data-gallery-id=\"dig-gallery-1\" data-lightbox=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"dig-gallery-heading\" id=\"dig-gallery-1-heading\">Spring 2018<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-grid\" role=\"group\" aria-labelledby=\"dig-gallery-1-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PVRSlEjLC7MSsl9OAWp6YfumnQ19pgnM\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 05\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"Archaeologists preparing the magnentometer for survey in the first Praise House Exhibit.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Archaeologist Paula Hertfedler calibrating the magenetometer for the archaeoloogy students about to conduct survey.\n\nPictured: Paula Hertfelder, Emily Roberts, Mark Richter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Seeber, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PVRSlEjLC7MSsl9OAWp6YfumnQ19pgnM=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PVRSlEjLC7MSsl9OAWp6YfumnQ19pgnM=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PVRSlEjLC7MSsl9OAWp6YfumnQ19pgnM=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PVRSlEjLC7MSsl9OAWp6YfumnQ19pgnM=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PVRSlEjLC7MSsl9OAWp6YfumnQ19pgnM=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PVRSlEjLC7MSsl9OAWp6YfumnQ19pgnM=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 05\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">Archaeologists preparing the magnentometer for survey in the first Praise House Exhibit.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1_nnYVqHEDKm2zEyAyTktkAOIWHofP8eH\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 07\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"The team getting ready to survey wearing clothing with no metal.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"The Magnentometer is an instrument so sensitive that even tiny pieces of metal like the grommets on shoes disrupts correct functioning. The archaeologists here are all wearing clothing with zero metal components to conduct the survey.\n\nPictured: Matthew Sanger, Ahmad Ward, Katherine Seeber, Mark Richter, Benjamin Heckman, Abbie Young, Emily Roberts\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Seeber, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1_nnYVqHEDKm2zEyAyTktkAOIWHofP8eH=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1_nnYVqHEDKm2zEyAyTktkAOIWHofP8eH=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1_nnYVqHEDKm2zEyAyTktkAOIWHofP8eH=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1_nnYVqHEDKm2zEyAyTktkAOIWHofP8eH=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1_nnYVqHEDKm2zEyAyTktkAOIWHofP8eH=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1_nnYVqHEDKm2zEyAyTktkAOIWHofP8eH=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 07\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">The team getting ready to survey wearing clothing with no metal.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xDXTjGayhVxRAG1pB2xTOHHnfkPoFrU7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 02\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"New MPP Executive Director Ahmad Ward and Binghamton archaeologists reviewing the survey area\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Binghamton University professor Dr. Matthew Sanger and new MPP ED Ahmad Ward reviewing the project area while student archaeologists prep to begin magnetometry survey\n\nPictured: Katherine Seeber, Emily Roberts, Benjamin Heckman, Matthew Sanger, Ahmad Ward\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Seeber, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xDXTjGayhVxRAG1pB2xTOHHnfkPoFrU7=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xDXTjGayhVxRAG1pB2xTOHHnfkPoFrU7=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xDXTjGayhVxRAG1pB2xTOHHnfkPoFrU7=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xDXTjGayhVxRAG1pB2xTOHHnfkPoFrU7=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xDXTjGayhVxRAG1pB2xTOHHnfkPoFrU7=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xDXTjGayhVxRAG1pB2xTOHHnfkPoFrU7=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 02\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">New MPP Executive Director Ahmad Ward and Binghamton archaeologists reviewing the survey area<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1pltY4UHY9FgM5B72A8Jz1yPe-7GuSQ5A\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 03\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"Archaeologist using a magnetometer to search for evidence of Mitchelville structures\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Student Mark Richter using a magnentometer to survey for any iron deposits below the surface of the ground.\n\nPictured: Mark Richter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Seeber, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1pltY4UHY9FgM5B72A8Jz1yPe-7GuSQ5A=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1pltY4UHY9FgM5B72A8Jz1yPe-7GuSQ5A=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1pltY4UHY9FgM5B72A8Jz1yPe-7GuSQ5A=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1pltY4UHY9FgM5B72A8Jz1yPe-7GuSQ5A=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1pltY4UHY9FgM5B72A8Jz1yPe-7GuSQ5A=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1pltY4UHY9FgM5B72A8Jz1yPe-7GuSQ5A=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 03\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">Archaeologist using a magnetometer to search for evidence of Mitchelville structures<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1CgRUrGbRz0JKUBVnaFOXbJsXINXQBl3C\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 06\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"Binghamton University archaeologists and students preparing for survey.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Archaeologists reviewing paperwork for Resisitivity and Magnentometer surveying for evidence of the original Mitchelville Praise House or Church\n\nPictured: Abbie Young, Paula Hertfedler, Mark Richter, Benjamin Heckman, Emily Roberts, Katherine Seeber, Matthew Sanger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Seeber, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1CgRUrGbRz0JKUBVnaFOXbJsXINXQBl3C=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1CgRUrGbRz0JKUBVnaFOXbJsXINXQBl3C=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1CgRUrGbRz0JKUBVnaFOXbJsXINXQBl3C=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1CgRUrGbRz0JKUBVnaFOXbJsXINXQBl3C=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1CgRUrGbRz0JKUBVnaFOXbJsXINXQBl3C=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1CgRUrGbRz0JKUBVnaFOXbJsXINXQBl3C=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 06\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">Binghamton University archaeologists and students preparing for survey.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1OlRJaCCJm1LzLO60F7BDmD4nUrGzwBiz\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"Mapping a quadrant of the survey area.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Mark Richter hand mapping a quadrant of the survey area to show where features on the surface of the ground are located, to later compare to the data collected from below the surface.\n\nPictured: Mark Richter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Seeber, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1OlRJaCCJm1LzLO60F7BDmD4nUrGzwBiz=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1OlRJaCCJm1LzLO60F7BDmD4nUrGzwBiz=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1OlRJaCCJm1LzLO60F7BDmD4nUrGzwBiz=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1OlRJaCCJm1LzLO60F7BDmD4nUrGzwBiz=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1OlRJaCCJm1LzLO60F7BDmD4nUrGzwBiz=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1OlRJaCCJm1LzLO60F7BDmD4nUrGzwBiz=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">Mapping a quadrant of the survey area.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1dOpk1W-HoyDi7eno8uYJgfWEEWT6A7gh\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 08\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"A graduate researcher teaching an archaeology student how to work the magnentometer.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Archaeologists Paula Hertfelder had worked extensively in Sonora, Mexico with a magnentometer for her masters thesis. She came to work on this project to teach the rest of the research team how to collect data.\n\nPictured: Paula Hertfelder, Benjamin Heckman\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Seeber, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1dOpk1W-HoyDi7eno8uYJgfWEEWT6A7gh=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1dOpk1W-HoyDi7eno8uYJgfWEEWT6A7gh=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1dOpk1W-HoyDi7eno8uYJgfWEEWT6A7gh=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1dOpk1W-HoyDi7eno8uYJgfWEEWT6A7gh=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1dOpk1W-HoyDi7eno8uYJgfWEEWT6A7gh=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1dOpk1W-HoyDi7eno8uYJgfWEEWT6A7gh=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 08\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">A graduate researcher teaching an archaeology student how to work the magnentometer.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Msi2sjKKQy5FZ3G2YbfcHXdQUNl_qENw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"Archaeologists setting up survey grid around first Praise House Exhibit.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Pictured: Paula Hertfelder, Mark Richter, Wei Hoa Ng\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Seeber, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Msi2sjKKQy5FZ3G2YbfcHXdQUNl_qENw=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Msi2sjKKQy5FZ3G2YbfcHXdQUNl_qENw=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Msi2sjKKQy5FZ3G2YbfcHXdQUNl_qENw=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Msi2sjKKQy5FZ3G2YbfcHXdQUNl_qENw=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Msi2sjKKQy5FZ3G2YbfcHXdQUNl_qENw=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Msi2sjKKQy5FZ3G2YbfcHXdQUNl_qENw=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">Archaeologists setting up survey grid around first Praise House Exhibit.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1VL8YtVo9hjUSwb0LPVzJTLz_AtkSjH5c\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 13\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"Resitivity suvey being conducted near Coggins Creek in the Park\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"The Resitivity Meter is plunged into the ground at specific intervals; below the surface the machine has metal prongs. Each pass, the archaeologist pushes the trigger and an elctrical pulse is sent from one else of the meter to the other, and the machine records the velocity of the current, documenting how wet or dry the soil is.\n\nPictured: Benjamin Heckman, Emily Roberts\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Seeber, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1VL8YtVo9hjUSwb0LPVzJTLz_AtkSjH5c=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1VL8YtVo9hjUSwb0LPVzJTLz_AtkSjH5c=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1VL8YtVo9hjUSwb0LPVzJTLz_AtkSjH5c=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1VL8YtVo9hjUSwb0LPVzJTLz_AtkSjH5c=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1VL8YtVo9hjUSwb0LPVzJTLz_AtkSjH5c=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1VL8YtVo9hjUSwb0LPVzJTLz_AtkSjH5c=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 13\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">Resitivity suvey being conducted near Coggins Creek in the Park<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"9\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/188b9ypw9FU33SYnkZhz-0tLAhA-MHgQN\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"Archaeologists using a Resistivity Meter.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Archaeologists using a Resitivity Meter to record how wet or dry the soil is. Sometimes, portions of soil that have been distrubed by past activities (like a garden, landscaping, cooking fires, structure footprints) will hold water differently than the areas around them.\n\nPictured: Abbie Young, Emily Roberts, Benjamin Heckman\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Seeber, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/188b9ypw9FU33SYnkZhz-0tLAhA-MHgQN=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/188b9ypw9FU33SYnkZhz-0tLAhA-MHgQN=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/188b9ypw9FU33SYnkZhz-0tLAhA-MHgQN=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/188b9ypw9FU33SYnkZhz-0tLAhA-MHgQN=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/188b9ypw9FU33SYnkZhz-0tLAhA-MHgQN=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/188b9ypw9FU33SYnkZhz-0tLAhA-MHgQN=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">Archaeologists using a Resistivity Meter.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xZblJX6dwZDLZiPfumwbJY1LG3zklYuW\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 09\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"Student Wei Hoa Ng helping to map the survey area.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"You can see Wei Hoa Ng standing on the corner of meter tapes marking the grid. He is holding the Total Station prism - the top piece of this rod has a mirror prism that reflects a laser being shot from the Total Station back into its lense to read the exact distance.\n\nPictured: Wei Hoa Ng\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Seeber, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xZblJX6dwZDLZiPfumwbJY1LG3zklYuW=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xZblJX6dwZDLZiPfumwbJY1LG3zklYuW=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xZblJX6dwZDLZiPfumwbJY1LG3zklYuW=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xZblJX6dwZDLZiPfumwbJY1LG3zklYuW=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xZblJX6dwZDLZiPfumwbJY1LG3zklYuW=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1xZblJX6dwZDLZiPfumwbJY1LG3zklYuW=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 09\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">Student Wei Hoa Ng helping to map the survey area.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Rg1_m5LqD2XOBr0RJwW1rr8AyauRVpns\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 04\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"Archaeologists using a total station to set up a map grid for the first time in the park.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Katherine Seeber using a total station to construct a map grid based on Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) measurments to record where data was being collected.\n\nPictured: Emily Roberts, Katherine Seeber\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Sanger, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Rg1_m5LqD2XOBr0RJwW1rr8AyauRVpns=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Rg1_m5LqD2XOBr0RJwW1rr8AyauRVpns=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Rg1_m5LqD2XOBr0RJwW1rr8AyauRVpns=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Rg1_m5LqD2XOBr0RJwW1rr8AyauRVpns=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Rg1_m5LqD2XOBr0RJwW1rr8AyauRVpns=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1Rg1_m5LqD2XOBr0RJwW1rr8AyauRVpns=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 04\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">Archaeologists using a total station to set up a map grid for the first time in the park.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-masonry-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-full=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PoTxvf8HFtsjKRPJRXP0Y8IQYRGseQ1o\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 01\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"The first area to be surveyed in 2018 for archaeology at the request of the Mitchelville Preservation Project.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"In the spring of 2018, a group of Binghamton University undergraduate and graduate students began the first archaeological project for the Mitchelville Preservation Project. This area was the first portion of the park to be survery\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Seeber, 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PoTxvf8HFtsjKRPJRXP0Y8IQYRGseQ1o=w800\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PoTxvf8HFtsjKRPJRXP0Y8IQYRGseQ1o=w400 400w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PoTxvf8HFtsjKRPJRXP0Y8IQYRGseQ1o=w800 800w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PoTxvf8HFtsjKRPJRXP0Y8IQYRGseQ1o=w1200 1200w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PoTxvf8HFtsjKRPJRXP0Y8IQYRGseQ1o=w1600 1600w, https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/1PoTxvf8HFtsjKRPJRXP0Y8IQYRGseQ1o=w2048 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 50vw, 33vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"4320\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2880\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Spring 2018 \u2013 Image 01\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treferrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-image-caption\">The first area to be surveyed in 2018 for archaeology at the request of the Mitchelville Preservation Project.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"dig-imageModal-dig-gallery-1\" class=\"dig-modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-zoom=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"dig-close\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-modal-nav dig-modal-prev\">&#10094;<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-modal-nav dig-modal-next\">&#10095;<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-modal-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dig-modal-image\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dig-modal-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"dig-modal-caption\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dig-modal-title\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dig-modal-description\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dig-credit\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-df7ddf1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df7ddf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c52cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7c52cc\" 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\">Report on The Chicora Foundation Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd5434b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6fd5434b\" 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-6d58eb6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d58eb6a\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a report describing Chicora&#8217;s work and findings. This report is a synthesis of the long-form, scientific report the Chicora archaeologists wrote in the 1980s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b811663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b811663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dig_mitchelville_series_2_report_remote-v2-sensing_survey_historic_mitchelville_freedom_park_spring_2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/exploremitchelville.org\/dig-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dig_mitchelville_series_2-1-791x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1708\" alt=\"\" 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