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Glue: The Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Found

Glue: The Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Found

by gwffoundation | Jan 6, 2016 | Archaeology, George Washington, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

As an archaeologist, I am often asked “What is the coolest thing you’ve ever found?”  The answer is complicated.  Although I’ve unearthed 10,000 year old Paleoindian hearths, elaborate porcelains, coins, long lost jewelry, and ancient stone tools, I say that the...

The Science of History: Experimental Archaeology & Colonial Cheese Glue

by gwffoundation | Apr 24, 2015 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies

Archaeologists sometimes recreate technology from the past to understand how people lived. This is called experimental archaeology. When archaeologists at George Washington’s Ferry Farm found glue residue on sherds of Mary Washington’s china, they...

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