A woman in Monroe, Connecticut, unearthed an ancient arrowhead while working in her backyard. Xue Davis was planting dahlias when she found what she thought was a piece of slate but it turned out to be a very old arrowhead.
The arrowhead would have been created and used by the state’s ancient inhabitants who lived there sometime between 1,200 and 2,700 years ago. Since it was small in size, it would have been used as part of a bow and arrow set.
Davis, who is a neuroscientist at Yale, showed the arrowhead to Connecticut’s state archaeologist Sarah Sportman for her expertise. While arrowheads are a common discovery in the state, the type that Davis found isn’t normally found in that area of the continent. Sportman noted that the object was connected to the Adena culture.
Arrowhead found in Monroe backyard hints at Connecticut s ancient history
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Xue Davis was planting dahlias in the backyard of her home in Monroe when she had what she called “a ‘no-way’ moment.”
There are a lot of rocks in her yard, and at first, she thought the object she had dug up was just another piece of slate. Then she realized, “it clearly had been worked by human hands.”
Should CT use radar to count the bodies at a historic Wallingford cemetery? Advocates say yes.
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The entrance to the Center Street Cemetery in Wallingford, photographed on April 26, 2021.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media
WALLINGFORD The Center Street Cemetery has been a resting place for town residents since for more than 300 years.
It is now is the site of a debate over whether ground-penetrating radar should be used to determine whether there is an accurate count of how many people are buried there.
A small group of residents, led by Bill Comerford, wants to have the Connecticut state archaeologist use the ground-penetrating radar as the first step in developing an accounting of how many people are buried there, who they are and how much space remains in the historic cemetery. Aili McKeen, another resident who supports the use of the radar, said a fire at Town Hall during the 1800s destroyed all burial records prior to that date.
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The New Canaan Police Department Color Guard, Officers Shane Gibson and Matthew Blank, present the colors during the Veterans Day ceremony held Nov. 11, 2019 at God s Acre. Credit: Michael Dinan
A dispute dating back to September between the Congregational Church of New Canaan and the town’s highest elected official regarding ownership of God’s Acre is expected to continue through the summer, according to the church’s pastor.
In a letter sent Friday to the congregation, the Rev. Chapin Garner said the church’s attorney and trustees “will continue to engage the town in deliberation over our First Selectman [Kevin Moynihan]’s assertion that the Town of New Canaan owns God’s Acre.”