James,

I am unsure of how much you would like to have available for viewing.
However, if memory serves correctly, in Philadelphia at Benjamin
Franklin's home outside sub-walkway architectural features were encased
with thick glass for viewing.  I believe that a similar thing was done
for grave markers in the church at Jamestown.  I have also seen the use
of glass encasing features on a prehistoric site about 15-20 years ago.
I hope this helps.

William E. McAlexander Jr.
Environmental Division
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
Little Rock, Ar 72209
(501) 569-2078 

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I am currently working on a master plan with a landscape architectural
firm for an archaeological park at the site of a late 18th early 19th c.
frontier fort in Georgia. The site has an interesting stockade wall
trench feature with collapsed firebox feature that was probably situated
within a corner blockhouse. Together these features probably represent
the SW corner of the fort. I would like to preserve these features for
visitors to see, but, of course, the features cannot be open to the
weather. The minimum surface area is about 6' x 12'.  A photo of these
features can be seen at
http://archaeoseek.ning.com/profile/JamesDAngelo. Does anyone know of an
example of enclosing such features for public view short of constructing
a building over them?  Help with this will be greatly appreciated...

 

James J. D'Angelo, RPA, Ph.D.

Archaeologist

TRC 

4155 Shackleford Road Suite 225

Norcross, Georgia, 30093

770.270.1192  x125 phone
770.270.1392  fax
404.580.2079 cell
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