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Excavating at the Oak Island sites was not easy. Supposedly the 1930s excavations were called off prematurely because of the difficult field conditions. The sites are difficult to reach, especially in wet weather, and heat, water, mosquitoes,…

Interspersed within shell middens are numerous other types of material remains: bits of pottery, stone and bone tools, items of adornment, animal bones discarded from meals, and even human burials. Some shell middens also contain distinct living…

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…

The excavation crew works the Oak Island Site during Dr. Shenkel’s excavation project.

Newspaper Article Describing Human remains disturbed at Canal Street and Claiborne Avenue

Times Democrat Historical Newspaper

"Old Cemetery Dug Up: Twenty-five Skeletons Unearthed by Sewerage Workers"

Tableaux of New Orleans, by Bennet Dowler, M.D. Printed at the Daily Delta Office, 112 Poydras Street.

Tableaux of New Orleans, by Bennet Dowler, M.D. Printed at the Daily Delta Office, 112 Poydras Street.

Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogue advertisement for nursing flasks noting that the round shape is easy to clean and providing options for measurements on the side and tube fitting