• Excavating earth and rocks in well

    Excavating earth and rocks in well as water begins to seep in from below

    as water begins to seep in from below

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  • Student repels down to hang above water

    Student repels down to hang above water
[Photo from a slideshow exhibit of
Germantown Archaeology Project]

    Photo from a slideshow exhibit of
    Germantown Archaeology Project

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  • At bottom, 10 ft down: waterlogged shoe parts

  • Leather soles and tops will undergo conservation
     

  • Drawing of rock slabs around the well
    will become exhibit map of yard corner

  • Reconstructed well & 'ghost structure' of rock lines to mark buried foundation

    Reconstructed well & 'ghost structure'
    of rock lines to mark buried foundation

    outdoor exhibit
Excavating earth and rocks in well1 Student repels down to hang above water2 At bottom, 10 ft down: waterlogged shoe parts3 Leather soles and tops will undergo conservation
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