Tag: Finding

Inside the Beltway: New finding of old bottles at Mount Vernon a cherry surprise for all

NEWS AND OPINION: The privately funded $40 million Mansion Revitalization Project continues at George Washington’s Mount Vernon — the first president’s historic home 8 miles down the Potomac River from the nation’s capital. Archaeologists have made “a significant discovery” in the cellar of the landmark site: a pair of intact European-manufactured bottles in the cellar […]

Archaeologists finding microplastics in ancient remains

In an unprecedented scientific revelation, ancient soil samples have borne witness to the infiltration of microplastics, marking their presence in historical contexts where none would expect them. Researchers from the University of York in the U.K. have unearthed tiny plastic fragments in soil strata deep beneath the surface, hailing from the early centuries of the […]