A group of Temple University archaeology students and volunteers is excavating what they believe is an important African-American historical site.
They say an entire village is buried near Rancocas Creek in Westampton Township outside Mount Holly, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
It includes at least 18 houses, a church, roadways, an alley, several wells, and large parts of a cemetery, where 13 graves of African American troops from the Civil War are marked by headstones.
The researchers say six times as many may lie in unmarked graves.
David Orr, the Temple professor and historical archaeologist overseeing the project, says the site is one of the most historically important in New Jersey.
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