Archaeologists find 9,000 years of human occupation at Vt.'s Chimney Point Stat

[Danielle Gorree]

Archaeologists find 9,000 years of human occupation at Vt.'s Chimney Point State Park

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    September 09, 2012 - 11:16 am EDT

   

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BURLINGTON, Vt. — Archeologists have recovered evidence of 9,000 years of human occupation ranging from Native American settlements to portions of a French fort at the Chimney Point State Historic Site in West Addison, Vt.

The excavations were done as part of the construction of a new bridge between Vermont and New York.

Archaeologists say the historic and archaeological research shows the significance of Chimney Point to the Native American and European history of the Champlain Valley and Vermont.

John Crock, associate professor of anthropology and director of the University of Vermont's Consulting Archaeology Program, will present the findings at a talk in Burlington this month.

The free event will be held Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum.

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