A crew of archeologists from the Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC), has completed the second phase of pre-reconstructive archeological investigations at the Civil War prison site at Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia. This second phase of investigations focused on identifying the location and construction of the North Gate, but also included an examination of the Original northern inner stockade line and a portion of the western stockade line added during the building of the prison's northern extension. The North Gate was found to be a rectangular enclosure (10.6 x 8.4 meters) projecting westward from the western inner stockade line with two gateways roughly 2.9 to 3.0 meters (10 feet) wide located centrally at opposite ends (east and west) of the gate enclosure. Examination of construction details revealed squared post construction for the North Gate and for the original (pre-extension) stockade line. Artifacts recovered during the investigations consisted principally of two ax heads, several cut nails, and some animal bones.
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