| Then and Now: Archeology at Fort Stanwix |
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Archeological Investigations The archeological investigations at the Willet Center Site began in 2000 and continued until 2004. The investigations followed the standards set out by the National Historic Preservation Act, and were divided into four sections. |
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Research and Survey
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The first stages of the archeology at Fort Stanwix included researching what was there in the past by looking at documents and maps, and then surveying what was actually in the ground. This survey was done by digging trenches and seeing what was in them.To see more about how archeology is done, click here. Click here to see where those trenches were placed. To see an example of finding a bank, click here. Many different things were found, including cisterns and a potter's kiln. With the survey information, the National Park Service could make better decisions about what they wanted to do at Fort Stanwix. |
Further Investigation
| After the National Park Service decided where to build their visitor's center, more work was done in that place to learn more about the archeology on that site. One reason was to see what could be protected or avoided during construction. |
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Excavation
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When the archeological material was fully identified and those areas that could not be protected were determined, excavation was done to save what was there. The exavations centered on two areas. The first was the site of the Stanwix Hall Hotel and the second was an alleyway between the Mansion House and Doyle's Hotel. |
Monitoring
| Archeological monitoring was conducted during the intitial stages of construction to make records of anything not found in previous work. A variety of artifacts were recovered and several household privies were located and sampled. The monitoring also revealed the extent of the 1970s disturbance during the reconstruction of the fort, which was extensive. |
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