Visit a Maine Site

Archaic

Village site, Dresden Future excavations at this Kennebec shore village site are sure to reveal new insights on native lifestyle during the Archaic period.

Ceramic

Isles of Shoals Located six miles offshore from Maine’s southern border, the Isles of Shoals site has yielded tools and faunal remains from Native American occupation.
Haskell Island, Harpswell This seasonal Native American encampment was the scene of a 2010 exploratory dig.

Colonial & Early American Archaeological Sites:

Bean Site This website has detailed probate inventories, field sketches, artifact inventories, and more of a colonial York homestead.
Chadbourne Homestead An enterprising and prominent colonial family established and maintained a home in Berwick until the settlement became a causality of a 1690 French and Indian raid.
Clarke and Lake This early settlement and trading center on Arrowsic was destroyed during King Philip’s War.
Devereaux Cove Project The failed 1779 Penobscot Expedition turned out to be one of the darkest defeats in U.S. Naval history. A recovery of the remains of one of the ships is provides insight into 18th century ship construction.
Fort St. George (Popham) The 1607 settlement at Popham was one of America’s earliest English attempts to establish a colony. Recent excavations have shed new light on the life and struggles of the first pioneers.
Hitchcock Site A 17th century ‘earthfast’ homesite on the coast at Biddeford Pool fell victim to a raid during King William’s War.
Pemaquid The 2010 story of excavations at this key 17th Century trading site is told.
Phips Homestead The fieldwork at the boyhood home of Sir William Phips reveals the story of a large family living on the Maine frontier.
Shephard Site This Kittery location was home to several generations of the Shephard family. The website illastrates the vital link between archival research and field recovery.

19th & 20th Century Sites

Fort Edgecomb Built to protect the Port of Wiscasset, archaeological excavations have provided additional insight on this historic site.
Malaga Island Located off shore from Phippsburg, this community was a focal point of controversy.