See archaeology research in action!

Archaeology Site Visit at Gore Place
October 24, 25 & 26, 9am to 12noon
Visitors may observe an excavation and ask the archaeologists questions about how they do their work and what they are finding. The dig is part of the ongoing research by archaeologists from the Fiske Center at UMass Boston. Work this October and November will be on the site of the Gores' 1806 greenhouse. Please note, this event will not run in the event of steady rain. Free. This event is part of Massachusetts Archaeology Month. For a complete listing of events, visit Archaeology Month Events.

Archaeology at Gore Place

Students and archaeologists from The Fiske Center for Archaeological Research at UMass Boston are working just inside the entrance to Gore Place, where the Gores’ greenhouse was located. This greenhouse was destroyed in the 1850s and there are no photographs or drawings to show what it looked like (though the location and outline appear on two early 19^th century maps).

The goals of this project include opening a large excavation area to determine what type of greenhouse the Gores built here and defining several features around the greenhouse. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) was used to plan the archaeological excavation and in this project shows numerous features across the site including the greenhouse foundation, an exterior wall, and a large circular feature. GPR sends energy into the ground and records the reflected energy that comes back. Different buried objects and surfaces reflect different amounts of energy, giving a map of what is below the surface.

To keep updated on the progress of the excavation, visit http://blogs.umb.edu/fiskecenter