UNH professor Meghan Howey along with University of New Hampshire students, First Parish parisioners and community volunteers conducted an archaeological dig at the site of the Second Meeting House of the First Parish Church in Dover, New Hampshire
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Howey, who chairs UNH's Anthropology Department, anticipated it would be a straightforward dig, and the archaeology work would confirm historical records. That wasn't the case, and already Howey is planning future work on the site later this year in attempst to get more definitive answers. "Welcome to archaeology," Howey said. "The records tell you one thing, but the materials tell you another." - excerpts from the article. To read the full Seacoastonline.com article click here.
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Sometimes what is recorded in the historical record is not exactly the truth.
8/2/2018
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