Word: ica
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Harvard's Institute for Conservation Archaeology (ICA) will excavate a site under the Harvard Square subway entrance when construction begins there, if the state archaeologist at the Massachusetts Historical Commission approves the proposal...
...remains of an early 18th-century meeting house that was converted to a dumping ground when fire destroyed it in the 1830s. Artifacts from the dump site may be important because they could reveal the socio-economic backgrounds of local inhabitants, Russell Barber, the research director for the ICA, said last week...
Construction for the Red Line extension is scheduled to begin in that area of the Square by January 1. The ICA hopes to work on the site once the pavement in that area has been removed. "If we can work while construction continues in other areas of expansion, we will not impede progress of the project." Barber said, adding that the length of the dig will be determined by the success of preliminary excavation...
...excavation will not be the first that the ICA has done in the area. When Red Line construction began near the Yard in September 1978, ICA archaeologists accidentally discovered artifacts that had been unearthed by MBTA shovels. After conferring with the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the MBTA allowed time for an extensive dig near Wadsworth House...
...ICA is actively working on sites all over the country, Barber said, adding that in the Boston area the ICA is researching the potential for valuable dig sites where the central artery highway project is underway. "We feel that there may be some artifacts of interest where the highway is being built into Chelsea," Barber said. "If it turns out that the area is one worth excavating, we will request permission for the project...