Shovel Tests

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Title

Shovel Tests

Description

Crew members conduct shovel testing to determine where to establish an excavation unit. This photo shows how overgrown and undeveloped Louis Armstrong Park was in the 1970s following the city's destruction of the 9 residential blocks that formerly occupied the site.

Source

UNO ARC

Date

1970s

Rights

Use at the discretion and with permission of source

Collection

History of Archaeology

Citation

“Shovel Tests,” GNOArch: The Archaeology of the Greater New Orleans Area, accessed October 22, 2026, https://gnoarch.com/items/show/640.

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