Archaeology study begins at Forks slave site in Natchez
03-09-07 - North America — , Mississippi
Archaeologists are in Natchez this week hoping to find intact archaeologic deposits related to the Forks of the Road slave market.
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Historians say the Forks of the Road site probably looked like "a sprawling prison camp" where slaves would be haggled over and sold to cotton plantation owners who came from across the South.
The survey is funded by the National Park Service and contracted by the city of Natchez.
Archaeologist Warren Carruth said the work has been particularly difficult because of the nature of the soil.
The archaeologists work for a Tuscaloosa, Alabama consultancy and were hired by a McLean, Virginia firm to perform the site assessment.
At its peak from about 1830 to 1863, up to 500 slaves could be found at the market on any given day.
It's thought to be the second largest slave market in the South, the biggest one is in New Orleans.
Trade at the Forks of the Road ended only with the Civil War. "
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