And learn about the history of philadelphia from the 18th century up to the 1840s. Im Scott Stevenson, vice at the museum of the American Revolution in philadelphia. I was the principal archaeologist of excavation of the site for the building itself. Scott we are actually standing surface feet below land if you are walking down Chestnut Street to Independence Hall toward the Delaware River and come to the corner of third and Chestnut Streets, we are about 20 or 30 feet underground right now. This is the site where the excavations were done for the new museum. Rebecca and i spent plenty of time in the dirt on this very same site, so its fascinating existsthis building that that we were out there with our shovels and trials and screens and the whole shebang. That is what archaeology is. Some shovels and trowels scott this is the earliest engraved map that shows the town for out by william penn philadelphia, the capital of pennsylvania, and this little is actually the footprint of the bui
Programming at the museum of the American Revolution in philadelphia. Rebecca i was the principal archaeologist of excavation of the site before the building was built. Scott we are actually standing about 25 feet below land surface if you are walking down Chestnut Street from Independence Hall toward the Delaware River and come to the corner of third and Chestnut Streets, we are about 20 or 30 feet underground right now. This is the site where the excavations were done for the new museum. Rebecca and i spent plenty of time in the dirt on this very same site, so its fascinating to be in this building that exists that we were out there with our shovels and hardhats and screens and the whole shebang. That is what urban archaeology is. Scott this is a map done in 1863. This is the earliest engraved map that shows the town laid out by william penn for philadelphia, the capital of pennsylvania. And this little square here is actually the footprint of the building were standing in here. As y
Warming up. Those clouds are keeping our temperatures warmer this morning. Livermore, 62 degrees, San Francisco, 57. San jose 58 degrees. Well see a mix of sun and clouds today. Clearing up a little more this afternoon. Cooler weather this weekend in general well have a look at your extended forecast coming up in just a few minutes. Police finally track down one of the two convicted murders who escaped from a maximum security prison in new york. Officers shot and killed richard matt in the woods near the conditionen border yesterday. They say he canadian border. A man found a misplaced liquor bottle in his hunting cabin the second fugitive is still on the loose. Now the celebration in the streets of San Francisco. What a weekend it is. The big decision by the nations highest court legalizing samesex marriage make this is pride celebration so much more. Kpix reports from the Castro District a district thats been fighting for same sex equality for decades. Love wins today. When i say tra
Warming up. Those clouds are keeping our temperatures warmer this morning. Livermore, 62 degrees, San Francisco, 57. San jose 58 degrees. Well see a mix of sun and clouds today. Clearing up a little more this afternoon. Cooler weather this weekend in general well have a look at your extended forecast coming up in just a few minutes. Police finally track down one of the two convicted murders who escaped from a maximum security prison in new york. Officers shot and killed richard matt in the woods near the conditionen border yesterday. They say he canadian border. A man found a misplaced liquor bottle in his hunting cabin the second fugitive is still on the loose. Now the celebration in the streets of San Francisco. What a weekend it is. The big decision by the nations highest court legalizing samesex marriage make this is pride celebration so much more. Kpix reports from the Castro District a district thats been fighting for same sex equality for decades. Love wins today. When i say tra
Best selling novelist is one of the worlds most acclaimed novelist won the National Circle award and selected by the New York Times as one of the ten best books of 2013. Her earlier novel half of a yellow son deals with the civil war and broke out in nigeria in 1967 is turn into a movie. It can be seen on various stars channels. Well start our conversation with a screen from half of a yellow son. Those soldiers are true heroes. This is the send of corruption. [ laughter ] i knew you were a friend of my father. Bbc is calling it and they have a point. Thats the way it was killed after all. The government, the bbc should ask the people who put the government to dominate everybody. If we had more men in this country, we would not be where we are today. Is he a communist . You americans are so predictable. Do we have time to worry about screen . Not too bad. Yeah, how do you think they did with the adaptation . I like it. I wasnt sure that i would because you never know but i like it. I li