Then this summer, they came upon items on land the #Rappahannock Tribe has been working to reclaim. The archaeologists are now revealing their discoveries of roughly 11,000 artifacts — some dating to the 1500s — ranging from tiny beads & shards of pottery with detailed markings to pieces of stone tools & pipes.
It was physical proof of the Rappahannock towns & villages that #JohnSmith had described.
#archeology #UShistory #NativeAmerican #genocide #NationalDayOfMourning
Decorated pottery pieces were among the thousands of artifacts found. (Dana Hedgpeth/The Washington Post)
Artifacts found at the Fones Cliffs archaeological dig. (Dana Hedgpeth/The Washington Post)