Excavating Pilgrim Plymouth

32 Dedham Street,Dover MA 02030

02 December, 2022

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PITS, POSTS AND PALISADES  Archaeology of 17th-century Plymouth Colony Settlement A Talk By David Landon  Presented by The Dover Historical Society All are invited, free admission, period refreshments and cash bar Hard to believe, but 402 years ago the Mayflower sailed into Cape Cod Bay, changing forever the destiny of this region.  Although much has been written about the event based on contemporary accounts and later histories, little tangible information on the original settlement is known. Come and learn about this crucial period in New England history from the very person who is attempting to disentangle myth from reality. The Dover Historical Society is sponsoring a lecture by Dr. David Landon on Friday, December 2nd at 7:00 pm in the Dover Legion George Preston Post, 32 Dedham Street: “Pits, Posts, and Palisades: The Archaeology of the 17th-century Plymouth Colony Settlement on Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts.” Dr. Landon, will discuss the excavation’s most important discoveries on Burial Hill, where remains of the first settlement, dating from ca. 1620-1650, have been found at the edge of this historic cemetery. His presentation will showcase the results to date, highlighting the artifacts unearthed, the earliest building construction methods and the first evidence for the palisade. The archaeological finds shed new light on the structure of the initial Plymouth settlement and the connections between the Wampanoag Tribe and English colonists. David Landon is the Associate Director of the Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research University of Massachusetts Boston.