02/15/2019
Excellent news! NE ARC oversaw the archaeological work for this project - a fantastic study all round. I'll link to the study web page below.
The archaeological portion of the work involved a study of a section of the upper York River Watershed within the towns of York and Eliot. This was conducted by the Northeast Archaeology Research Center, Inc. in June, 2017 as a volunteer and public education-oriented project. The work was undertaken under the auspices of the York River Wild and Scenic Study Act, as part of the much larger study to obtain a Wild and Scenic River designation for the York River. More than 20 volunteers helped us identify and record six pre-contact Native American archaeological sites and six 19th century Euroamerican archaeological sites. Not least, the study would not have been possible without the support of local landowners, some of which not only allowed access to their properties, but also answered questions, passed on local knowledge, and even gave their time to give walking tours of historic features or discuss artifact collections. In short, the success of this study is owed to the dedication and hard work of all involved.
And an interesting point of note: The NE ARC Facebook cover page is a group shot of volunteers and NE ARC staff locating a Late Archaic period archaeological site (4,000-1,000 B.C.) as part of this project!
YORK, Maine Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree Thursday introduced legislation in the House of Representatives to designate the York River as
