Carnival prompts Public Works to delay archaeological dig
Published: March 20, 2013
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Daily News Photo by AMANDA NORRIS This trench near Market Square will give archaeologists access to a prehistoric midden, or food waste disposal site, containing artifacts dating back 1,500 to 2,500 years. Excavation was supposed to have begun last week but the Public Works Department has delayed the project until after the St. Thomas Carnival, which ends April 27.
ST. THOMAS - The excavation of a major archaeological find discovered in the course of the Rothschild Francis Market Square construction project has been pushed back until after the St. Thomas Carnival, March 31 to April 27.
However, delays in securing federal funding are as much to blame as consideration for festival revelers.
In late January, a 200-foot trench on Krondprindsens Gade between Strand and General gades revealed the presence of a midden, or prehistoric food waste dumping site.
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