NYC Archaeological Repository:

The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
NYC Archaelogical Repository:
The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
Site: South Ferry Terminal / Project: South Ferry Terminal, New York, NY (2012) / Context

1439-South Ferry - Battery Wall 15768.017

Details

Excavation Unit 03, Stratum 4, Level 1

  • Soil description

    dark grayish brown fine sand with charcoal flecking

Excavation site

South Ferry Terminal

Manhattan, Battery Park, South Ferry Terminal

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Part of Project

    • South Ferry Terminal, New York, NY (2012)

      October 2004 - March 2006

      Archaeological work completed between 2004 and 2005 as part of a large scale construction of a subway infrastructure project in Battery Park and the adjacent area uncovered segments of the 18th-century defensive Battery, resources associated with Whitehall Slip, and 17th ...

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    • Battery Wall Excavation Images 12/28/2005

Context Objects

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South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Redware Base Sherd

(1680 - 1800)

South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Flint Flake
South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Glass Onion-Shaped Wine Bottle Base/Body Sherd

(1630 - 1740)

South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Glass Onion-Shaped Wine Bottle Neck/Lip

(1630 - 1740)

South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Oyster Shell
South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Redware Base Sherd

(1700 - 1860)