Montpelier Archaeology Public Programs (2019/2020) One-Day Dig | Page 3

This fall, the Montpelier Archaeology
team will begin excavations at the
Overseer's House Site. This site was the
overseer's home from the 1790s-1844 and
is located adjacent to the Madison Family
Cemetery and overlooks the Field
Quarter. The overseers that lived at this
site were in charge of managing the Home
Farm, or the complex of buildings in the
Excavation Area
The Overseer’s Site
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fields below Montpelier's Visitor Center.
Through metal detector survey from
2016-2018, we have located dense
concentrations of artifacts—and a potential
well. Overall, our aim with these
excavations is to locate the house, yard
areas, and trash deposits in this area. All
of our excavations during the 2019-2021
seasons will focus on this site.
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