LOST, TOSSED AND FOUND
Clues to African-American Life at Manassas National Battlefield Park



Not just adornment, amber and blue glass beads uncovered at various slave's quarters were possibly worn to ward off evil.


Excavation at slave's quarters yielded various objects used for entertainment. Among them are these edge-worn, geometrically-shaped ceramics (bottom), pebbles (middle), and bone (top) markers, believed to be associated with Mancala, a game originating in Africa.

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