Urban archaeologist Scott Jordan has spent his whole life uncovering New York City's remains: I have been digging for New York's artifacts since 1969. My first dig was on Governor's Island, which was my father's duty station, and I stumbled upon a time capsule of New York's military history in the moat of old Fort Jay. In the dirt under the old drawbridge were relics dating from the War of 1812 all the way to the Civil War including buttons, musket balls and bullets, coins, pottery, and even a small cannon ball. [more inside]
posted by nickyskye
on Oct 9, 2010 -
13 comments
Toy art:
tribal scooters,
spider car,
little animal robots out of broken electrical parts, a
color changing house designed by a 14 year old boy,
of wood,
wind-up,
MunkyKing,
Ugly Dolls, out of
beer cans, with
balloons,
Cute Things,
artoyz,
toys from trash, tiny
knitted dolls clothes and
accessories, vintage and retro at
Tick Tock Toys.
posted by nickyskye
on Jul 7, 2007 -
15 comments
