kg and I are heading out to an old plantation where we’re gonna meet up
plantation where we’re gonna meet up
plantation where we’re gonna meet up with archaeologist Charles Yuen from
with archaeologist Charles Yuen from
with archaeologist Charles Yuen from East Carolina University East Carolina’s
East Carolina University East Carolina’s
East Carolina University East Carolina’s archaeology program has started a
archaeology program has started a
archaeology program has started a project to try and find out more about
project to try and find out more about
project to try and find out more about what life was like in Eastern North
what life was like in Eastern North
what life was like in Eastern North Carolina at the end of the 18th and
Carolina at the end of the 18th and
Carolina at the end of the 18th and early 19th century especially slave life
early 19th century especially slave life
early 19th century especially slave life slaves weren’t literate so they didn’t
slaves weren’t literate so they didn’t
slaves weren’t literate so they didn’t write down much about themselves and and
write down much about themselves and and
write down much about themselves and and nobody really bothered to write much
nobody really bothered to write much
nobody really bothered to write much about them otherwise so the only way
about them otherwise so the only way
about them otherwise so the only way we’re gonna find out about folks is by
we’re gonna find out about folks is by
we’re gonna find out about folks is by what they left behind the building
what they left behind the building
what they left behind the building behind me is standing slave border but
behind me is standing slave border but
behind me is standing slave border but over there there were several other
over there there were several other
over there there were several other slave quarters and what I’d like you
slave quarters and what I’d like you
slave quarters and what I’d like you guys to do is to metal detect in that
guys to do is to metal detect in that
guys to do is to metal detect in that area and see if we can find the midden
area and see if we can find the midden
area and see if we can find the midden archaeologists learn about the past by
archaeologists learn about the past by
archaeologists learn about the past by what people left behind we go through
what people left behind we go through
what people left behind we go through their trash of course we can’t just say
their trash of course we can’t just say
their trash of course we can’t just say trash all the time we use the term
trash all the time we use the term
trash all the time we use the term midden Oh male I could be right in the
midden Oh male I could be right in the
midden Oh male I could be right in the middle I’ve no clue what this is just
middle I’ve no clue what this is just
middle I’ve no clue what this is just put it on off of a wagon or something
put it on off of a wagon or something
put it on off of a wagon or something maybe this would have come together
maybe this would have come together
maybe this would have come together maybe was an old chain link or something
maybe was an old chain link or something
maybe was an old chain link or something but it looks pretty darn old I mean
but it looks pretty darn old I mean
but it looks pretty darn old I mean nothing been in the ground for probably
nothing been in the ground for probably
nothing been in the ground for probably a hundred two hundred years oh there’s
a hundred two hundred years oh there’s
a hundred two hundred years oh there’s another one right there
another one right there
another one right there there is stuff everywhere everywhere I
there is stuff everywhere everywhere I
there is stuff everywhere everywhere I look there was something in the ground I
look there was something in the ground I
look there was something in the ground I almost don’t even need a detector at
almost don’t even need a detector at
almost don’t even need a detector at this point I start moving some more dirt
this point I start moving some more dirt
this point I start moving some more dirt and all of a sudden I could see chunks
and all of a sudden I could see chunks
and all of a sudden I could see chunks of glass war nails a square nail comes
of glass war nails a square nail comes
of glass war nails a square nail comes out of there
out of there
out of there I can’t over there he’s got old-time
I can’t over there he’s got old-time
I can’t over there he’s got old-time stuff that is broken up well I think we
stuff that is broken up well I think we
stuff that is broken up well I think we got them in time to call over Charl
got them in time to call over Charl
got them in time to call over Charl there’s a ton of stuff here so do you
there’s a ton of stuff here so do you
there’s a ton of stuff here so do you think this is actually the midden oh I I
think this is actually the midden oh I I
think this is actually the midden oh I I have no doubt that this is exactly where
have no doubt that this is exactly where
have no doubt that this is exactly where we’re gonna be working this some you can
we’re gonna be working this some you can
we’re gonna be working this some you can see by that the variety of trash and the
see by that the variety of trash and the
see by that the variety of trash and the density of it you’ve saved me a lot of
density of it you’ve saved me a lot of
density of it you’ve saved me a lot of time
time
time we did it we did it yes we did a G we
we did it we did it yes we did a G we
we did it we did it yes we did a G we are the midden men the work that George
are the midden men the work that George
are the midden men the work that George and Tim did out here was very helpful we
and Tim did out here was very helpful we
and Tim did out here was very helpful we knew we wanted to excavate around the
knew we wanted to excavate around the
knew we wanted to excavate around the standing slave cabin and there were
standing slave cabin and there were
standing slave cabin and there were other ones in the area but we weren’t
other ones in the area but we weren’t
other ones in the area but we weren’t quite sure where the trash was which is
quite sure where the trash was which is
quite sure where the trash was which is going to tell us most about the life
going to tell us most about the life
going to tell us most about the life having these guys come out with their
having these guys come out with their
having these guys come out with their metal detectors and they’re really you
metal detectors and they’re really you
metal detectors and they’re really you know they’re really good at it there’s
know they’re really good at it there’s
know they’re really good at it there’s it’s an art to using them effectively
it’s an art to using them effectively
it’s an art to using them effectively and they zeroed in I think on where we
and they zeroed in I think on where we
and they zeroed in I think on where we want to put our excavation units so that
want to put our excavation units so that
want to put our excavation units so that we can recover material that will tell
we can recover material that will tell
we can recover material that will tell us about the slaves past lives
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