STILLWATER, N.Y. (AP) — A team of archaeologists has wrapped up its underwater scanning of the upper Hudson River near the site of the Battles of Saratoga.
The experts spent two weeks earlier this summer conducting surveys along stretches of the river near the Saratoga National Historical Park in the town of Stillwater, site of the famous Revolutionary War battles.
Chris Martin, the park’s resources manager, says the team used side-scan sonar and a remotely operated submersible camera to capture images of the river bottom. He says they mapped more than 150 metallic anomalies, along with many other objects buried in the sediment.
Martin says the archaeologists will submit a report of their recommendations for further study of the river bottom, with the possibility that divers will check out what’s down there next year.
