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This is an article from 2015 but I thought people would be interested in how some of these important civil war sites can be accidentally discovered. It’s a typical situation, construction work begins, someone finds a small relic and then the archaeologists have to rush to discover as much as they can before the construction work starts again. Unfortunately many civil war sites end up being built over but at least the archaeological team get a brief opportunity to photograph, record and date the site. Every single discovery adds a piece to the puzzle.
Here’s the article.
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/...s-fleeting-glimpse-of-the-civil-war-past.html
Here’s the article.
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/...s-fleeting-glimpse-of-the-civil-war-past.html