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PAL survey finds wide set of historic resources in Fall River’s Watuppa Reservation, recommends National Register review
Summary
A Public Archaeology Lab reconnaissance survey documented archaeological sites, burial grounds, structures and landscapes across the Watuppa Reservation and nearby preserved lands; PAL recommended two areas for possible National Register listing and filed inventory forms with the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
A team from the Public Archaeology Laboratory presented survey findings to the Fall River Historic Commission on Nov. 18, describing dozens of recorded cultural resources across the Watuppa Reservation and adjacent preserved lands.
Mike LaBoss, the city’s forester for the Watuppa Reservation, introduced the project and said the survey was intended to document resources while keeping sensitive archaeological locations protected. "Archaeological site locations in Massachusetts ... are not public information," a PAL presenter told the commission, saying the confidentiality protects sites from disturbance.
PAL described its methods as background research, map and archive review, and reconnaissance field survey conducted between September and December using iPads and a GIS database…
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