Follow the link at the bottom of this post for a terrific summary of the last six years of research and fieldwork at Eutaw Farm in Herring Run Park from the great team at Baltimore Heritage! Check out the video, and then explore our website for even more details about the site and the written… Continue reading Five-Minute History of Eutaw Farm

We’ll have several artifact-specific posts about some of the finds at the Caulkers’ Houses in the coming weeks, but following our Open House Weekend on June 1 and 2, we thought it might be nice to spend a little time looking at the big picture: why the Caulkers’ Houses are important, and how the archaeological… Continue reading Caulkers’ Houses Update for June 1 & 2

Children’s toys are delightful to find, since they are instantly recognizable and retain much of their charm, even after spending hundreds of years in the dirt. These two marbles, both recovered from the Caulkers’ Houses, are no exception! But what do they actually tell us about the past? To find out, we’ll take a deep… Continue reading Small Finds, Big Stories: Two Marbles from the Caulkers’ Houses

The Spring field season is off to a great start at the Caulkers’ Houses in Fells Point! This weekend, we discovered a dazzling array of 19th-century material culture, and have begun to explore the ways in which the families who lived in these homes made the most of limited indoor and outdoor space. We’ve found… Continue reading Caulkers’ Houses: Update for May 18th & 19th

This May and June we’re working with the Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fell’s Point at the Caulkers’ Houses at 612-614 Wolfe Street! Work begins May 18th, 2019 and continues through early June. Hope to see you in the field! https://herringrunarchaeology.org/caulkers-2019/

We had a cool find at the Eutaw site while doing some drone photography today (more on that later)! While walking the ca. 1760 mill tailrace, Jason came across this interesting ceramic, brought to the surface by tree roots and rain. It’s a tiny piece of a medallion from a Westerwald jug! Terminology clarification: I’m… Continue reading Small Finds, Big Stories: Westerwald Jug

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We just wrapped up another season of fieldwork at the Eutaw Manor House, and as usual, we were struck by the Last Day Curse: the uncanny phenomenon that causes us to find the most puzzling and intriguing things at the absolute last possible minute of a dig. Earlier this week, as we were digging in… Continue reading Small Finds, Big Stories: The Last Day Curse