Base of the second shell layer (Context 2) at Killdeer Street

ID: 6544 ~ Source: UNO ARC ~ Date: 2020

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The photograph centers on a rectangular pit in the ground, flanked by a bright orange bucket and a white sign that reads, "Test Unit 1, Context 2, Level 1, @ 70 cmbd, 27 July 2020, UNO and CNO". A black and white arrow is in the middle of the pit indicating north. The photographer frames four pairs of feet standing on the ground surface above the pit in the background of the photograph. — Use with permission and discretion of the source

This file appears in: Archaeological Excavations at Spanish Fort

Archaeological Excavations at Spanish Fort

By Staff at UNO's Archaeological Research and Curation (UNO ARC) Lab with collaboration with UNO students

At the junction of Lake Pontchartrain and Bayou St. John, swells of land, ruins of brick, and clusters of live oak trees mark the spot that today is called “Fort St. John.” Otherwise known as “Spanish…