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AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Historical Society’s August presentation, “A Tale of Three Privies,” will look at the archaeological excavation of privies on three diverse sites, an 18th-century fort, a 19th-century farmstead and a 19th-century urban house.
The talk is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Maine State Library, 230 State St. It is free and open to the public.
From the large quantity of nearly complete artifacts from the privies, a picture of the lifestyles of the sites’ occupants can be developed along with an understanding of the material culture of the time. It can also be determined when these privies were filled in and even allow speculation as to why they were filled. Speaker Leon Cranmer, a historical archaeologist who is retired from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission has worked in archaeology in Maine for more than 35 years and has conducted archaeology for the state for more than 25 years.
He has written one book and numerous articles on Maine historical archaeology and is working on another book on Fort Halifax in Winslow. He has excavated hundreds of Maine sites for which he has written or co-authored site reports.
While admission is free, donations are accepted. The presentation will be followed by light refreshments.
