by gwffoundation | Oct 7, 2019 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies, Native American
In this video, archaeologist Mara Kaktins demonstrates how Native Americans used plant fibers to make rope. See other experimental archaeology demonstrations during “ArchaeoFest: Exploring Ancient Technology” at George Washington’s Ferry Farm on...
by gwffoundation | Aug 14, 2019 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Native American
Many visitors to George Washington’s Ferry Farm are surprised to learn that about a quarter of the 750,000 artifacts excavated by Ferry Farm’s archaeologists were created by Native Americans. However, given that indigenous people were living in the land we call...
