Archaeological project completed in the 1980s to survey the archaeological resources of Riverdale Park and to develop a management plan to appropriately preserve them.  The associated archaeological collections are within the NYC Archaeological Repository.  Click here to see the: Riverdale Park Archaeological Project Documentary Research Additional documentation will be added as it becomes available.

By Laurie Boros with contributions by Valerie DeCarlo and Barbara Hildebrand.

The user guide is intended as a reference guide for the use of the Riverdale Park Archaeological Collection. It is a synopsis of the paper trail produced by four and one-half years of work in Riverdale Park and the Archaeology Lan at Wave Hill. A strictly descriptive organizational compilation, the USER'S Guide contains no analytic or interpretive information and concentrates on lab, not field, procedures and accomplishments.

The Riverdale Park Archaeological project completed in the 1980s to survey the archaeological resources of Riverdale Park and to develop a management plan to appropriately preserve them.  The associated archaeological collections are within the NYC Archaeological Repository.  Click here to see the: Riverdale Park Archaeological Project Collection User's Guide. Additional documentation will be added as it becomes available.

  • Ms. Laurie Boros

  • Ms. Valerie Hauser

  • Ms. Valerie DeCarlo

  • Dr. Barbara Hildebrand