Archaeology Technician Grace S. uses a Munsell Color book to document the colors of the soil in the Mansion cellar. The late-1770s drain is visible on the left.
If you haven’t seen the Archaeology team outside recently, that’s because they have moved inside!
As part of the ongoing multi-year Mansion Revitalization Project, the team is currently excavating and documenting the entire cellar, learning more every day about its 18th-century infrastructure and its evolution over time.
Below, see the team hard at work, documenting and excavating a variety of features in the cellar.
![Project Archaeologist Alex takes measurements for a scale drawing of the brick flooring in the Mansion cellar. Next, the bricks will be removed so the area can be excavated. (MVLA)](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/resources/387798419-1061817764818311-7971067688040026855-n.jpg?VersionId=3GGO8y4dqaEQAIPeLq8nhaLl3joS0Jca)
Project Archaeologist Alex takes measurements for a scale drawing of the brick flooring in the Mansion cellar. Next, the bricks will be removed so the area can be excavated. (MVLA)
![Archaeology Technician Olivia documents a posthole feature next to the drywell (protective wood housing on the left) in the Mansion cellar.?? (MVLA)](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/resources/391441988-306934958760946-1045231591214683816-n.jpg?VersionId=7htAJtaq0iD.4bYMw_qCU9a_GbeBAI53)
Archaeology Technician Olivia documents a posthole feature next to the drywell (protective wood housing on the left) in the Mansion cellar. (MVLA)
![Archaeology Technicians Kyle and Grace G. clean the remains of the 1758 partition wall removed by George Washington. The partially excavated late-1770s drain is visible in the foreground.?? (MVLA)](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/resources/387709448-687174093471641-6598959618122368196-n.jpg?VersionId=N3mSDgp2kiK1HI2DojXGqo41FEw3eQGt)
Archaeology Technicians Kyle and Grace G. clean the remains of the 1758 partition wall removed by George Washington. The partially excavated late-1770s drain is visible in the foreground. (MVLA)
![Archaeology Technicians Grace G, Grace S, and Kyle work on a scale drawing with the late-1770s drain to the right. (MVLA)](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/resources/387685170-980315483271639-8401204610253259830-n.jpg?VersionId=TQCHOuUpU6trR5Bke0uMBVW.yFbZ9Thx)
Archaeology Technicians Grace G, Grace S, and Kyle work on a scale drawing with the late-1770s drain to the right. (MVLA)