PanycFounded in 1980, Professional Archaeologists of New York City, Inc. (PANYC), is a not-for-profit organization devoted to the protection and preservation of New York City’s archaeological and historic resources. The need for PANYC grew out of increasing awareness that the present often obliterates the past and that an organization was needed to call attention to important archaeological issues. Members include academics, regulators, museum professionals, and consultant practitioners who work together to ensure that the protection and preservation afforded New York City’s archaeological resources under existing laws are carried out.
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2008 Annual Program:28th Annual Symposium on the Archaeology of New York City
Colonial Waterfront Development in and around Battery Park: Excavations for the New South Ferry Subway Terminal
Sunday May 18, 2008 - 1-3PM
Sponsored by: The Museum of the City of New York
The Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York, NY
For additional information contact: The Museum of the City Of New York - 212.534.1672
Cost: Free with museum admission
Details: From 2004 to 2006, archaeologists worked in conjunction with and during construction of the new South Ferry Terminal station and subway tunnel in Lower Manhattan, one of the most historic parts of New York City. The South Ferry Terminal project excavations covered approximately 1,800 linear feet, including nearly 750 feet within Battery Park. Two eighteenth-century sites were identified within the South Ferry corridor which were determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to the archaeological data recovery of Whitehall Slip and the Battery Wall, many artifacts were also recovered during general South Ferry excavations and stratigraphy throughout the South Ferry Terminal project corridor was recorded. All combined, the archaeological evidence provides a unique account of colonial waterfront development in early New York City. Preliminary results of the work are emerging and archaeologists who have been involved in the field effort, artifact analysis and historic research will all be participating in this symposium.
2007 Annual Program - downloadable flyer
Twenty-seventh Annual Symposium sponsored by the Professional Archaeologists of New York City (PANYC) In association with The Museum of the City of New York