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| In December 2000, Archeo-Tec uncovered an extensive prehistoric archaeological deposit in Newark. The deposit contained a scattering of prehistoric cultural materials, including cerithidea, oyster and clam shell; faunal, bird and fish bones; chert and obsidian debitage; bone tools, and shell beads. Along with the cultural material were as eight distinct human interments. A single radiocarbon date, taken from a carbon sample found within one of the burials, provided a date of 980 ± 40 years before the present (in this context, "present" is 1950), placing the occupation of this site during Phase 1 of the Late period.
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This site was discovered inadvertently during a nearby monitoring program for the installation of a fiber optic cable. A surface evaluation of the site revealed subsurface prehistoric deposits which had been disturbed by recent construction activities. The burials encountered were removed, analyzed in the lab, and are now being prepared for a reburial ceremony. This site's unintentional discovery while monitoring a fiber optic alignment confirms the importance of existing laws that protect cultural resources.
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