ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH PROGRAM

Talk: “The Private Side of Victorian Mourning Practices in 19th Century New England: The Cole’s Hill, Plymouth, Memorial Cache” with speaker Nadia Waski, archaeologist and staff member of the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Ms. Waski will discuss a cache of 19^th century personal adornment artifacts, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and other organic materials that were excavated from Cole’s Hill in downtown Plymouth during the 2016 field season of “Project 400: The Plymouth Colony Archaeological Field School.” Potentially, this collection provides an alternative view of mourning and memorialization practices in Victorian-era New England. Begun in 1992 as Archaeology Week, Massachusetts Archaeology Month is a month-long celebration of archaeology in Massachusetts and around the world. Museums, libraries, archaeologists, and many more people and institutions join Secretary of State Galvin and the Commonwealth’s Archaeologist in hosting exhibits, lectures, walks, and events for adults, children, and teachers. Reception to follow.