Word: moir
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...archaeologist, Randy Moir, noticed the yard excavations last August while walking past Harvard Hall. Further investigation uncovered bits of glass and ceramic dating from the colonial era, along with several other important artifacts, Moir added...
...Moir contacted the ICA and immediately workers began altempting to salvage some of the excavated artifacts...
...really surprised. I didn't expect to find so many artifacts in that area. The MBTA was going right through a site that hadn't been disturbed for over 200 years." Moir said...
Stop the Shovels Moir contacted ICA director Michael Roberts, who met with representatives from Harvard University, the MBTA and the Massachusetts Historical Commission today to determine whether construction should be halted pending complete excavation of the area. Because federal funds are being used for the MBTA project, the final decision will be made by the National Advisory Council of Historical Preservation, based on the Massachusetts Historical Commission's evaluation of the historical value of the find...
Despite the numerous articles that were collected, Moir said yesterday that "95 per cent of their cultural value was lost since the digging disrupted the stratification pattern." Moir said it may be possible to reconstruct the pattern by comparing the artifacts with those found in an undisturbed area...