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African Burial Ground National Monument
Preservation

Preservation is about deciding what's important, figuring out how to protect it,and passing along an appreciation for what was saved to the next generation.

Preservation is hands on.

 

 

 
Silver pendant recovered with Burial 254

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Silver pendant recovered with Burial 254

Burial 254 is of a child between 3 ½ and 5 ½ years old. A silver pendant was recovered during laboratory cleaning of the skeletal remains. It was found near the child’s mandible and may have been worn as an earring or strung around the neck. The original artifacts were reinterred with 419 ancestral remains in 2003; however, replicas of some of the original artifacts are displayed at the Visitor Center.
partial map of Erie Canalway NHC  

Did You Know?
New York State Barge Canal Lock 17 replaced four locks on the Enlarged Erie Canal in 1916. The world's highest single lift lock at the time, it raised boats over 40 feet.

Last Updated: March 27, 2009 at 09:44 EST