Archaeology of the Colonial Houses of the Mohawk Valley

Archaeology of the Colonial Houses of the Mohawk Valley This on-going project investigates the colonial era of New York's Mohawk Valley through archaeological studies.

Since 2008 Professors Scott Stull (SUNY Cortland) and Michael "Bodhi" Rogers (Ithaca College) have used a range of techniques to document and study Colonial Houses along the Mohawk River Valley region in New York State. Along with traditional techniques such as historic records research and photography the team is applying cutting edge technology to the project. Geophysical Archaeology instruments

such as conductivity, ground-penetrating radar, magnetometry, and resistivity are helping the team obtain images of buried features without or prior to excavation. These houses existed on a larger landscape that is no longer visible above ground today. Understanding what lies beneath the ground helps us better reconstruct the past.

3D Laser Scanning instruments are facilitating digital preservation of the houses inside and out. Using Leica C10 and P40 scanners the team is taking readings every 5 mm across all architectural surfaces. This creates a 3-dimensional 'point cloud' that is used for making measurements and architectural renderings. The team is working on how to reduce the research grade data, which can be 100 GB in size per house, to a smaller size to facilitate self-guided online tours.

09/18/2023

I received a phishing post claiming to be from "Meta Security" today., saying the page had been disabled for spreading misleading information and using photos from other people. The scammers are getting desperate, it seems.

The bill proposed by Senator Blackburn would endanger the heritage of most of the Mohawk Valley and the sites which conv...
08/20/2019

The bill proposed by Senator Blackburn would endanger the heritage of most of the Mohawk Valley and the sites which convey and carry our knowledge of the past to the present. This short-sighted bill will sacrifice the substance of the past in favor of the narrow, financial gain of developers and is an insult to the communities she claims to support.

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently introduced a bill that would remove specific environmental, endangered species, and historic preservation regulations for certain regions of the country that planned federally funded projects or activities. “Tennessee’s rural communities are the heart o...

08/12/2019

FORT PLAIN, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Fort Plain Police say treasure seekers with metal detectors have been spotted at a local cemetery and historic site, and they are now being warned to stay out or r…

Fort Wagner is privately owned. It was another mid-eighteenth century fortified house in the Mohawk Valley.
08/17/2018

Fort Wagner is privately owned. It was another mid-eighteenth century fortified house in the Mohawk Valley.

06/30/2017

Ground-penetrating radar time slices at Old Fort Johnson

06/30/2017

Point cloud generated using a Leica 3D laser scanner of Old Fort Johnson

06/30/2017
Schuylerville, New York
06/27/2017

Schuylerville, New York

We spent a couple of hours at Old Fort Johnson this week, getting some new measurements and photos. Always great to be t...
07/23/2015

We spent a couple of hours at Old Fort Johnson this week, getting some new measurements and photos. Always great to be there.

Our poster at the Society for American Archaeology Meeting in San Francisco.
04/20/2015

Our poster at the Society for American Archaeology Meeting in San Francisco.

HUD is holding a competition to help preserve America's material heritage.
03/17/2015

HUD is holding a competition to help preserve America's material heritage.

The image attached to this post is a 3D laser scan combined with ground-penetrating radar effectively connecting a digit...
09/13/2014

The image attached to this post is a 3D laser scan combined with ground-penetrating radar effectively connecting a digital view of the below ground with the above ground at the Old Fort Johnson National Historic Landmark. Some of the features in the GPR are a curved driveway that passes by the front door, an older straight walkway that likely went to a gated palisade, and the two roughly square features in the front yard and to the left of the straight walk are the subsurface remains of two buildings that used to be in front of the house. The isolated, tall signal on the right of the straight walk is a roasting pit that was used during early 1900s re-enactments at the site.

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