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Dr. Charles Ewen professor of Archeology at East Carolina University tells a tour group of the recent discovery of the Commandant's House, found some 600 yards from the actual fort. |
| Visitors listen intently as Dr. Ewen explains the logistics of an actual archaeological excavation. Fourteen undergraduate and graduate students assisted in the 5 week dig from May-June 2001 using tools such as shovels, sifters and trowels. | ![]() |
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Graduate students identify artifacts carefully removed from the site, consisting of bullet leads, green glass bottles, buttons, and initialed comb, and assorted coins. |