In the course of construction work in 2013, the remains of 36 individuals of African descent were uncovered in the heart of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. They had lain hidden for some 200 years ...

In the Neck Area of the peninsula, a small piece of grassy land is nearly hidden among a couple of storage unit centers and encroaching buildings. Long before the surrounding development came to ...

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KINGSTON, N.Y. — SUNY New Paltz anthropology students involved in a recent archaeological dig at the Pine Street African Burial Ground showcased their findings — from cultural artifacts to human ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - State preservation leaders say a project that documented and mapped 200 Black burial sites is a big moment for understanding the city’s past and planning its future. Teams ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — As the strains of “Funga Alafia Ase’ Ase’,” a West African welcome song, filled the air and the sounds of drums echoed across the grounds of the Pine Street Burial Ground, community ...

An African American burial ground project in South Carolina is just one subject in Caroline Gutman’s search for a history hiding in plain sight. By Caroline Gutman Caroline Gutman’s photographs of an ...

An EDC map of the project site. On Wednesday, the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) committed to ensuring that at least 50 percent ...

In the course of construction work in 2013, the remains of 36 individuals of African descent were uncovered in the heart of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. They had lain hidden for some 200 years ...