The Kent Island couple began unearthing artifacts almost as soon as a construction company tore out their old kitchen a month ago. In the dirt under what used to be the floor were parts of old shoes, part of a pipe, bones from a wild boar and other animals, oyster shells, bells, bottles and many pieces of pottery.
For now, the artifacts, most still covered in a thin layer of dirt, are being held in bins.
The Leeses knew their home was historic, dating back to the mid-18th century and featuring the same kind of...
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Fascinating! - 2009-12-06 19:49:12
Many of us have homes on or near early settlements.
My London Towne home sits on the site of the 1700's shipyard. Every year we tilled the garden and the tiller crunched on something we hope for an artifact.
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