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Archaeologists dig hilltop over Plymouth Rock one last time WILLIAM J. KOLE, Associated Press June 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 12 1of12University of Massachusetts Boston graduate students Sean Fairweather, of Watertown, Mass., left, and Alex Patterson, of Quincy, Mass., right, use measuring instruments while mapping an excavation site, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, on Cole s Hill, in Plymouth, Mass. The archaeologists are part of a team excavating the grassy hilltop that overlooks iconic Plymouth Rock one last time before a historical park is built on the site.Steven Senne/APShow MoreShow Less 2of12University of Massachusetts Boston research scientist Christa Beranek, of Arlington, Mass., holds ceramic fragments estimated to be from the late 18th and early 19th centuries found at an excavation site, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, on Cole s Hill, in Plymouth, Mass. Beranek is part of a team of archaeologists excavating the grassy hilltop that overlooks ic ....
June 10, 2021 Share BOSTON Archaeologists are giving a grassy hilltop overlooking iconic Plymouth Rock one last look before a historical park is built to commemorate the Pilgrims and the Indigenous people who once called it home. Braving sweltering heat, a team of about 20 graduate students enrolled in a masters program at the University of Massachusetts-Boston began excavating an undeveloped lot on Cole’s Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts, this week. The National Historic Landmark site which contains the first cemetery used by the Pilgrims after they arrived from England in 1620 and was a Wampanoag village for thousands of years before that has been poked and prodded numerous times over the past century. ....
Archeologists in the US are giving a grassy hilltop overlooking iconic Plymouth Rock one last look before a historical park is built to commemorate the Pilgrims and the Indigenous people who once called it home. Braving sweltering heat, a team of about 20 graduate students enrolled in a master’s program at the University of Massachusetts Boston began excavating an undeveloped lot on Cole’s Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts, this week. The National Historic Landmark site which contains the first cemetery used by the Pilgrims after they arrived from England in 1620 and was a Wampanoag village for thousands of years before that ....
Plymouth Antiquarian Society to present ‘Remembering the First Peoples of Plymouth’ COURTESY OF PLYMOUTH ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY PLYMOUTH The Plymouth Antiquarian Society will present “Remembering the First Peoples of Plymouth” at 1 p.m. May 1 as part of its First Saturday History Tours. For thousands of years before European settlement, indigenous peoples called southeastern Massachusetts their home, and their descendants still live here today. Join Melissa Ferretti, chairlady/president of the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, for a virtual tour of sacred places in Plymouth and Bourne, including the Pondville Meetinghouse, Little Sandy Pond Cemetery and the Dina Path burial ground. Visit the Antiquarian Society’s Facebook page for the premiere of this pre-recorded virtual tour. Residents do not need to have a Facebook account to access the program. The video will be available for viewing after the event on the Society s website. ....
New trail will help tourists make the South Shoreâs Irish connection By Robert Knox Globe Correspondent,Updated March 12, 2021, 4:35 p.m. Email to a Friend A 1930s era Mossing Dory at the Maritime and Irish Mossing Museum in ScituateJonathan Wiggs Scituate town committees are planning a new tourism trail that will lead visitors to sites that highlight Irish heritage on the South Shore. In addition to preserving local knowledge, planners expect the trail will prove a boon to the regionâs tourism industry. Expected to be online this summer, the South Shore Irish Heritage Trail will link destinations in nine shoreline towns, each one offering historical insights into the presence of an Irish community and its contributions to the region. ....