August 2001
The University of Southern Maine worked with us at Cinnamon Bay from July 24
to Aug. 13. Fifteen students along with Dr. Dave Davis, Dr. Nathan
Hamilton, and Dr. Davis's wife Sally all worked hard to make this year's program
a success. Their donation to the project brought in many volunteers at the same
time accomplishing project goals. The main focus during their stay was to
conduct testing out from the prehistoric area that has been identified as a
Taino "Caney" (their temple or church as described by Columbus).
This testing will help us to gain a greater understanding of the overall village
dynamics, particularly various activity areas.
| No they are not archeologists gone ostrich; the deep intact deposits at Cinnamon made subsurface testing an exercise in stretching to recover the data |
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The park's new cultural resource employee Lori Lee kneeling to examine findings of a Maine student, while other students screen the excavated materials. |
Contact the friends to volunteer or to help fund this vital activity at thedig@friendsvinp.org now! You can make a difference!