DRESDEN — Beginning Oct. 1, Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will, in conjunction with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, conduct a two-week dig at the Dresden Falls archaeology site. The parcel has both prehistoric and historic components as well as unique natural features. Dresden Falls has evidence of a fishing camp from 4,500-9,000 years ago, as well as a Revolutionary War-era structure showing on a 1772 British Navy chart.
The property was protected by Friends with partial funding from the Land for Maine’s Future program and then donated to The Archaeological Conservancy. Possible buried features of both vintages were detected last year using ground penetrating radar () in a survey funded by Friends. The objectives of this year’s dig are to verify data and obtain further information supporting an application to list Dresden Falls on the National Historic Registry.
Volunteers are welcome to help with the excavation starting Sept. 28, but a donation is requested. For more information, contact Tom Walling at (207) 666-5837 to schedule a time slot.
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