WASHINGTON -- Dissatisfied with what they described as the Bush administration's attacks on reproductive freedoms and global policies that hurt women, nine Dartmouth students were among hundreds of thousands of pro-choice supporters who demonstrated in Washington, D.C.
As construction crews repaired Baker Library's foundation last term, a more complete picture of 19th century Hanover life emerged amidst the rubble. In a small-scale archaeological dig that yielded more than 100 artifacts, anthropology professors Deborah Nichols and Paul Goldstein worked to complement the written record of Hanover's past with such items as ceramic shards and bone fragments. "We have the writings of Hanoverians during the eighteen hundreds," Goldstein said, but "these are generally [written by] well-to-do white people [and] are biased towards what the historian wants to convey." The new artifacts, he said, have helped paint a more representative picture of the area's history. Already the excavation team, which also includes research assistants, has deducted that the unearthed artifacts were from a trash pit in the backyard of a residence. Yet it remains unclear if the residents of this house used the pit as a rubbish disposal area, or if these items accumulated in that location for some other reason.