The chronicles of an archeological dig
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In early 2003, the Lancaster County Convention Center Authority intends
to begin construction on a new hotel/convention center complex in
downtown Lancaster. The project intends to incorporate several historic
structures still standing downtown, including the former Watt and Shand
Department Store, and the homes of the famous 19th-century legislator,
Thaddeus Stevens, and his housekeeper and companion, Lydia Hamilton
Smith.
A joint team of professional and student archaeologists, led by James Delle of Kutztown University and Mary Ann Levine of Franklin and Marshall College, have begun a series of archaeological excavations in the backlots behind the historic Stevens and Smith houses. The goal is to analyze how spaces behind the existing structures were utilized in the 19th century, while hoping to recover artifacts associated with the domestic lives of Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Smith. |
BIOS:
| James Delle received his BA in history from Holy Cross College, his MA in anthropology from William and Mary, and his PhD in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts. He has conducted excavations on historical sites throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and the Caribbean. | Mary Ann Levine received her BA in anthropology from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and her MA and PhD in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts. Her primary interest is in the archaeology of ancient and historic Native Americans, and has conducted research in Canada, New England, New York, and Pennsylvania. |
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