"This is pretty awesome. Pardon Me for Asking has a cool post up on an archeological dig in the yard of a 1852 Pierrpont Street townhouse. While the home is under renovation urban archeologists Scott Jordan and Jack Fortmeyer are being allowed to explore the outhouse pit, where common household objects were thrown in to close the pits. This practice lasted until the 1860s, when Brooklyn got sewer infrastructure. After digging a hole 15 feet deep, they pulled up broken cups and plates, pickle jars, chamber pots, pieces of glass, bottles, a pair of legs from a doll, and some glass figurines. They also uncovered an old cistern. Have any readers had an urban dig in their backyard? . . . "
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