INTRODUCTION

On 12/10/2021, the Gowanus Remediation Team was conducting In-Situ Stabilization (ISS) and during sampling activities associated with the ISS, a coin was discovered. During sieving of the sample, technicians noticed a coin was caught on top of the sieve.  It was put aside for an archeologist to review. On 12/31/2021, debris was encountered during ISS work. This material was also put aside for the archeologist to review at the staging area. 

RESULTS        

An archeologist conducted a special site visit to the staging area on 1/10/22 to review the items recovered from the canal. The material under review consisted of a collection of bent metal strips (Photographs 1 and 2), a small unidentifiable rod (Photograph 2), and a Peso dated 1975 (Photograph 3).

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

AHRS concludes that after review on 1/10/22, the collection of metal had no historic/archeological significance and may be disposed of. However, the coin may be considered an item of interest and may be retained.