Archaeologists Unearth 251-Year-Old Battle Artifacts at Bunker Hill as US Nears 250th Birthday

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 12

Two trenches at Boston's Bunker Hill Monument have yielded 251-year-old gun flints and musket balls as archaeologists search for the long-lost redoubt from the June 17, 1775 battle.
The finds include two English gun flints, one French gun flint and two musket balls consistent with British use; another ball may be from a provincial gun, suggesting material from both sides in one trench.
Boston's archaeology program and American Veterans Archaeological Recovery say the dig is among the first at the site and could pinpoint where the earthen fortification once stood.
Artifacts will be analyzed in a lab and added to a digital database, while the city may extend the project beyond its initial two-week schedule ahead of the nation's 250th birthday.