Archaeological Overview and Assessment Bunker Hill Monument

PAL completed an Archaeological Overview and Assessment (AOA) of the Bunker Hill
Monument located in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The project methodology included primaryand
secondary-source archival research; a walkover survey of the park; pre- and post-contact
cultural context development; the summary and critical evaluation of previous archeological
surveys, geotechnical studies, and artifact assemblages; and the development of recommendations
for future research and National Register eligibility determinations for known sites. The AOA
encompassed the review of the documentation and associated artifact collections for the eight
archeological surveys projects that have been conducted on the monument property from 1980–
2006, and resulted in the identification of a total 18 archeological properties. Of those properties,
six (6) were recommended as potentially eligible for listing in the National Register including the
remains of the redoubt trench feature associated with the Battle of Bunker Hill Period of
Significance (1775); and the obelisk foundation and associated structural elements and the
remains of the Holmes hoisting apparatus, all of which are associated with the Commemorative
Period of Significance (1825–1902).