The Smith's Island Archaeology Project

Sketch of Smith's Island and St. George's from St. David's by Edmund Hallewell, c1842-1844, courtesy Dr. Edward Harris The Smith's Island Archaeology Project invites applications to join the Summer 2026 Field School running from May 25 to June 29.  Our work will focus on expanding excavations in the 1612 First Town site at Smallpox Bay, which will include fully defining two partially excavated early buildings and surveying promising new areas that have numerous deep anomalies revealed with Ground Penetrating Radar. First Town Site Locus A, GIS features with GPR survey to west First Town Site Locus A, Incomplete excavation of a major structure measuring 16ft by at least 30ft We will also excavate areas suggested by Ground Penetrating Radar survey near the Oven Site, with the aim of defining the Smith's Fort Captain's Mansion, dating from c.1615 to c.1712. Oven North - Ground Penetrating Radar anomalies, 15-45 cm slice Oven North - Ground Penetrating Radar anomal...