Weinstein capitalizes on local Revolutionary War site
If you happened to see Professors Laurie Weinstein and Bethany Morrison walking through the woods this summer with a group of students equipped with maps and compasses, don’t tell anyone their location.
The reason is that the professors and their students were mapping a long-forgotten Revolutionary War The goal was to go out and locate everything on the ground to get an idea of how big this encampment was. campsite, and they didn’t want collectors, looters or anyone else tampering with a potentially rich historical site. “It was a real opportunity to work on an almost-pristine site and help preserve it,” said Weinstein, a professor of anthropology and chairperson of the department of social sciences at WestConn.
Weinstein and Morrison, an adjunct faculty member, were asked by two local Revolutionary War experts to map and study the campsite that was used by the Continental Army. Interestingly, the campsite first came to the attention of the WestConn community about 40 years ago. At that time, two professors visited the site and completed a small dig over a brief period, Weinstein said. But no extensive study of the area has ever been completed.
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Weinstein capitalizes on local Revolutionary War site
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