Archaeologists in the oldest city in the United States recently excavated part of the historical remains of the short-lived British.
Fox News Digital spoke with Andrea White, an archaeologist of the city in St. Augustine, Florida, about excavation. The project took place in the Lincolnville neighborhood of the city and was involved in February. (See the video at the top of this article).
The archaeologists were digging on the site as they gave way to construction and discovered the three -up pit of a British redoubt, or an advanced small position.
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“We knew there a series of British redoubts,” White said.
“In San Agustín, everyone thinks of the Spanish period, we really had a period of 20 years in which the British had control of both the east and western Florida.”
The British inhabitants of San Agustín built the redoubt in 1781, due to the fears of the attacks of the Spaniards. (Archeology program of the city of St. Augustine through AP)
San Agustín was mainly a Spanish military city in the first 200 years in its history, starting in 1565.
Florida was under British control when Spain changed it to Havana, Cuba, who had captured the leg by the British.
In 1763, through the Treaty of Paris, the British obtained control of Florida and the seven-year war (1756-1763) ended. But the British inhabitants of San Agustín still concerned about the attacks of the Spaniards, hence the fortifications, according to numerous historical stories.
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At the end of the American Revolution, the Spanish crown received control of Florida in exchange for part of her help to the British. The state of the Sun did not become territory of the United States until 1821.
“The Hispanic attacked both [the port of] Mobile and Pensacola, “said White.” So there was a great fear that there could be an attack against San Agustín. “
The redoubt contained a dry pit with organic material, including the seeds, which will undergo additional tests. (Archeology program of the city of St. Augustine through AP)
“A series of these small redoubts were built that surrounded the historical city with plans to connect them through a series of defensive walls and mats,” White added.
“But that son of never reached the US revolution ended, and also the threat to the British at that time.”
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One of the most surprising parts of the excavation, first informed by Associated Press, was not what archaeologists found, but what they No Find.
“We know there are at least six additional [redoubts] out there. “
White told Fox News Digital that the artifacts they discovered were few and distant.
“In [an] Urban context, we are used to finding tons of artifacts because people have lived here for 4,000 years, but in this case, it was really the lack of artifacts that surprised us, “said the historian.
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“So we could have found some pieces of ceramics, a couple or pieces or [shotgun pellets]Little lead pieces that would have been used to shoot a gun, “he said.
But while many people may think that archeology is just about digesting artifacts, White encouraged a broader perspective on the field.
The toke place excavation in the Lincolnville neighborhood of the city. San Agustín was established by the Spaniards in 1565. (Archeology program of the city of St. Augustine through AP)
“Everyone associates archeology with finding things, and it is really the information we are looking for as archaeologists,” White said.
She added, “[It’s] It is not what you find, but what you would do discover. “
One of the most interesting conclusions was the amount of seeds in the pit, which had survived thanks to environmental conditions.
“They were very well preserved because it is a child or in the water table at this time. The water table has increased in recent centuries,” he said.
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“So we just started working with an ethnobotanist … and she is beginning to help us study the thesis thesis, these seeds. We hope to learn much more.”
White also said that the redoubts were some of the only fortifications built by the British in the city. When they had control of the territory, the British inhabitants generally reuse Spanish infrastructure instead of building their.
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“Everything else was already here and the Spaniards built it, and the British could have modified it a bit, but this was something that was exclusively British,” he said. “We know there are at least six additional [redoubts] out there. “
White added that he expects the group to find “evidence … now that we know what to look for, Aspecial, there are not many artifacts associated with them.”
The Archeology Program of the city of San Agustín carries out around 60 projects per year, and archaeologists constantly learn more to the city.
San Agustín archaeologists hope to carry out more excavations in the future, since the city’s archeology program carries out projects of projects per year. (Archeology program of the city of St. Augustine through AP)
At a time when many fascinating excavations are produced worldwide, from Europe to the Middle East, White emphasized the amount that the United States has to sacrifice in terms of archeology.
“I think sometimes we are surprised:” Wait, there is archeology in the United States, in our own backyard? “” She said. “Yes, there is archeology everywhere.”
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“It may not be so old because thinking, but there are things everywhere. [Archaeology is] Always fascinating … and it is an excellent way to learn about ourselves today too. “
Brooke Curto de Fox News Digital, as well as The Associated Press, contributed reports.