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...Randy Moir, a project archaeologist at the Peabody Museum's Institute of Conservation Archaeology (ICA), was walking past Harvard Hall last Friday and stopped to explore the trenches dug by Metropolitan Boston Transportation Authority (MBTA) workers. The workers are rerouting pipes to make way for the extension of the Red Line...
...trench Moir found a dozen pieces of ceramic and glass dating from the colonial era. He returned on Monday and found 20 more 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...