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CATEGORIES:Archaeology Museum
CATEGORIES:Lecture
CATEGORIES:Lyceum
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=43253\n\nBeginning in 2015\, new development along Alex
 andria's historic shoreline triggered archaeological work in advance of c
 onstruction. Project by project\, the remains of wharves\, warehouses\, d
 wellings and houselots\, industries\, privies\, and four ship hull remnan
 ts emerged from the waterlogged depths at the Potomac River's edge. The l
 evel of preservation under these modern City blocks was astounding - 20th
  century slab-built structures nearly perfectly encapsulated entire remai
 ns of historic waterfront neighborhoods. This talk will provide an update
  on the research and preservation of the ships' timbers and other archaeo
 logical finds. Even as individual features and artifact assemblages\, the
 se finds are highly significant\, but when taken together along with a we
 alth of historical documentary data\, a historic maritime landscape is ta
 king form.\n\nDr. Eleanor Breen is a historical archaeologist with two de
 cades of experience on sites in the mid-Atlantic region. As City Archaeol
 ogist\, Eleanor currently directs the renowned public archaeology program
  and museum that preserves and interprets the buried history of the City 
 of Alexandria\, Virginia. Eleanor came aboard at an exciting time in the 
 program's 40-year history as waterfront excavations yielded ships\, artif
 acts\, and features pertaining to Alexandria's maritime heritage.  \n\nLo
 cation: Lyceum\nContact Person: Eleanor Breen\nContact Phone: 703.746.439
 9\nContact Email: Archaeology@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may atte
 nd\nTags: Archaeology Museum\, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old & Histori
 c Alexandria\, Old Town
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LOCATION:Lyceum
SEQUENCE:7
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:AHS Lecture - Archaeology at the River's Edge
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=43253">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=43253</a><br />\n<br />Beginning in 2015\
 , new development along Alexandria?s historic shoreline triggered archaeo
 logical work in advance of construction. Project by project\, the remains
  of wharves\, warehouses\, dwellings and houselots\, industries\, privies
 \, and four ship hull remnants emerged from the waterlogged depths at the
  Potomac River?s edge. The level of preservation under these modern City 
 blocks was astounding ? 20th century slab-built structures nearly perfect
 ly encapsulated entire remains of historic waterfront neighborhoods. This
  talk will provide an update on the research and preservation of the ship
 s? timbers and other archaeological finds. Even as individual features an
 d artifact assemblages\, these finds are highly significant\, but when ta
 ken together along with a wealth of historical documentary data\, a histo
 ric maritime landscape is taking form.\n<br />\n<br />Dr. Eleanor Breen i
 s a historical archaeologist with two decades of experience on sites in t
 he mid-Atlantic region. As City Archaeologist\, Eleanor currently directs
  the renowned public archaeology program and museum that preserves and in
 terprets the buried history of the City of Alexandria\, Virginia. Eleanor
  came aboard at an exciting time in the program?s 40-year history as wate
 rfront excavations yielded ships\, artifacts\, and features pertaining to
  Alexandria?s maritime heritage.  \n<br />\n<br />Location: Lyceum\n<br /
 >Contact Person: Eleanor Breen\n<br />Contact Phone: 703.746.4399\n<br />
 Contact Email: Archaeology@alexandriava.gov\n<br />Audience: Anyone may a
 ttend\n<br />Tags: Archaeology Museum\, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old 
 &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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