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Times Democrat Historic Newspaper

Times Democrat Historical Newspaper

Shell middens, or deposits of refuse made up of discarded brackish water clam shells (or Rangia cunneata), are the most visible Native American sites in this area. They often form the highest land in the low-lying marshes between Lake Pontchartrain…

In the Jazz Complex area of the excavation, archaeologists uncovered what appeared to be a brick patio or walk, indicating that this particular area of the park seems to have always been used as an open yard area.

The excavation crew uses a backhoe to dig excavation trenches to look for evidence of Fort St. Ferdinand.

One student watches as the other uses a shovel in an excavation unit in the Hermann-Grima courtyard.

B&W photo, circa 1930s. Delord Sarpy House, Howard Ave. near Camp St., New Orleans, Louisiana. Written on photo: Once a plantation house facing the Mississippi River.

This eighteenth century pottery was found during excavations of the Hermann-Grima house.

Members of the excavation team work on a unit of the 1977 Congo Square Excavation.

Photograph of Excavation Unit 10 at Hermann-Grima House.