A Woolen Mills Chinatown Archaeologist’s Journal -3

Week of May 10, 1999: Field Photos

Photographs: Irene Rutledge

Line of fill from sewer construction and dark ash from Woolen Mills Chinatown fire Archaeologist points to the subtle line of fill from the sewer construction. The arrow indicates dark ash from the destruction of the Woolen Mills Chinatown by fire in 1902. The relative positions show the sewer dating to the Chinatown period.

Pink tape outlines property lines as indicated on old Sanborn maps; yellow tape, building outlines.

Corner of a foundation on Dupont Street

The site plan, like the floor plan of a house, emerges under Gina's pen. The site plan, like the floor plan of a house, emerges under Gina’s pen.

Back to (Journal -1) Week of April 26, 1999: Is Archaeology Glamorous?

Back to (Journal -2) Week of May 3, 1999: Surprises and Ceramics

Forward to (Journal -4) Week of May 17, 1999: Uncovering a Sense of Place and Space

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