'Trash Dump' Behind Clough House Reveals 18th Century Treasures

A group of archeologists and volunteers dug up tens of thousands of items dating back to the 1700s during a two-week dig behind the Clough House in Boston’s North End.

The dig, conducted in the spring, focused on a former dumping ground behind the Ebenezer Clough House, located near the Old North Church at 21 Unity St., according to a recent article published by the Boston Globe.

The dig crew found a variety of objects from the 18th century, including dish and cup fragments, doll parts, children’s marbles and animal bones, the Globe article reports.

Read more about what was found during the dig at bostonglobe.com.