David Starbuck, a local archaeologist, historian and professor who devoted his life to unearthing the regionâs history, died Sunday following a monthslong battle with pancreatic cancer.
Starbuck was best known locally for leading numerous archaeological digs over the decades at Fort William Henry and Battleground Park in Lake George and Rogers Island in Fort Edward.
His work helped reveal the historical roots of the region, where key battles of the French and Indian War and War of 1812 played out.
He died at Glens Falls Hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer since last summer.
On Wednesday, those close to Starbuck remembered him as a larger-than-life figure who touched countless lives and cared deeply about his work and those in the community.
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In this Thursday, July 23, 2015 photo, David Starbuck poses at an archaeological dig at Lake George Battlefield Park in Lake George, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)Mike GrollShow MoreShow Less
2of20In this Feb. 11, 2019 photo provided by Michael S. Borgos, Esq., local archeologist David Starbuck searches for artifacts in a construction site in Lake George, N.Y., after skeletal remains were found of people believed to have died during the Revolutionary War. Skeletal remains of as many as 11 people believed to have died during the Revolutionary War have been uncovered at a construction site in upstate New York, a lawyer for the couple who owns the property told The Associated Press Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019.Michael S. Borgos/APShow MoreShow Less
They died in the French and Indian War. Their remains await reburial.
A structure at Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y., Dec. 16, 2020. At points over the past decade, disinterred human remains the full skeletons and fragmentary bones of British soldiers and colonial militia who died during the French and Indian War have been a cause of some concern in the environs of Lake George, N.Y. Lauren Lancaster/The New York Times.
by Zachary Small
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- At points over the past decade, disinterred human remains full skeletons and fragmentary bones of British soldiers and Colonial militia who died during the French and Indian War have been a cause of some concern in the environs of Lake George, New York.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/arts/design/Fort-William-Henry-soldiers-remains.html
Credit.Lauren Lancaster for The New York Times
They Died in the French and Indian War. Their Remains Await Reburial.
The bones of British soldiers and colonial militia were disinterred during a reconstruction of Fort William Henry nearly 70 years ago.
Credit.Lauren Lancaster for The New York Times
Dec. 18, 2020
At points over the past decade, disinterred human remains the full skeletons and fragmentary bones of British soldiers and colonial militia who died during the French and Indian War have been a cause of some concern in the environs of Lake George, N.Y.