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Episode - Explainer: The 500,000 Artifacts of George Washington

Explainer: The 500,000 Artifact...

3m 39s

07-07-08

The 500,000 Artifacts of George Washington How did archaeologists find half a million objects at one site? By Jacob Leibenluft Archaeologists announced on Wednesday that they had unearthed George Washington's boyhood home at a site not far from Fredericksburg, Va. Over the course of a seven-year excavation, the researchers found more than 500,000 artifacts. How can there be half a million artifacts at one site? Almost everything you find counts as an artifact, as long as it was made or impacted by people. The objects comprise more than just materials from George Washington's home; archaeologi

 

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Category: Politics & Opinion

Last update: Wed Aug 20 03:34:50 -0700 2008

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Slate is the Internet's leading online-only magazine. Founded in 1996, we offer a daily selection of articles about politics, popular culture, the arts and science. Our Explainer podcasts feature answers to those little questions you have about the news (but were afraid to ask). For example: "Are concession speeches binding?"

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