Barracones históricos descubiertos en Maryland

A sólo metros de distancia de la otrora casa de plantación de la abuela de Francis Scott Key en Millersville, Maryland, técnicos de campo están trabajando duro en un hallazgo arqueológico importante.

Si bien en busca de signos de Francés comandante Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau 1781 campamento, los arqueólogos descubrieron en vez quizás algo aún más valioso - cuartos de los esclavos.

“To be able to have those surfaces survive in an archaeological context is astounding,” said SHA chief archaeologist Julie Schablitsky. “You can see that the bricks here are turned on their end, and there are some wear marks in here. This is the exact surface where they worked and walked 150-250 years ago.”

The 34-foot by 34-foot slave barracks are rare and speak to the wealth of the property owners in the late 1700s and 1800s, Schablitsky said. The site was found beneath a 20th century house on the 175-acre property currently owned by a private school called the Rockbridge Academy.

LEER MÁS: WBALTV