I was wondering if anyone could help me with this. We have the remains of foundation piers of a enslaved person's house that we are interested in uncovering for display to the public. I am no archeologist and we do not have one on staff, but I'm worried about what exposure will do to the bricks. Currently, they are under about 4 inches of very, very wet soil.
Also, how do you display an "open site" without visitors walking off with the bricks?!
Any help would be tremendously appreciated. It could be a powerful component to our visitor experience, but I don't want regret exposing them.
Thank you
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Laura Kilcer VanHuss
Curator of Collections
Kenner LA
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