Friends and colleagues: Historical archaeology, often an academic exercise, 
comes alive as the story of real people when combined with oral history.  
Such stories can be compelling, as we see in A Forgotten Place: The History 
of an Abandoned Farming Community, the latest video feature on our nonprofit 
streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel 
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org).

In this production, an abandoned wooden house deep in the woods leads an 
archaeologist/film-maker on a journey into the history of a family.  Created 
as part of an archaeological project, this literally haunting story 
dramatizes a personal exploration of the history and folklore of an 
abandoned farming community in the Piedmont of North Carolina.  The area was 
alternately occupied and abandoned from the 1700s to the 1900s.  This film 
includes a ghostly encounter and features interviews with descendants of the 
original Euro-American inhabitants of the community.

This and other programs are available on TAC for your use and enjoyment.  We 
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Richard M. Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute
http://www.archaeologychannel.org