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Hallowing This Ground: The Courtland Street Burials and Lake George Battlefield Park
Published July 9, 2024 | Bioarchaeology
On February 7, 2019, a housing development excavation destroyed numerous unmarked military graves on Courtland Street in Lake George village. Following reports of exposed human remains, Lisa Anderson, curator of bioarchaeology at the New York Stat...
NYSM Bioarchaeology Staff Study Remains of Revolutionary War Soldiers
Published June 24, 2024 | Bioarchaeology
In 2019, bones dating back to the late 18th century were uncovered at a Lake George Village construction site. For the past four years, NYSM bioarchaeology staff Lisa Anderson, Julie Weatherwax, and Alexandra DeCarlo have been working together wit...
NYSM Bioarchaeology Staff Study Remains of Revolutionary War Soldiers
Published May 11, 2023 | Bioarchaeology
In 2019, bones dating back to the late 18th century were uncovered at a Lake George Village construction site. For the past four years, NYSM bioarchaeology staff Lisa Anderson, Julie Weatherwax, and Alexandra DeCarlo have been working together wit...
Bioarchaeology at the Courtland Street Burying Ground
Published December 19, 2019 | Bioarchaeology
When a historic unmarked cemetery was found during construction in Lake George, New York last winter, it was presumed to date to the mid-18th century French and Indian War. The discovery of a regimental button from the First Pennsylvania Battalion...