Exploratory archaeology is set to begin – again – at the historic West Shipyard site.
Located beneath what is now a Vine Street parking lot, the site is a rare remnant of Philadelphia’s original shoreline and could contain remnants of city shipping history dating back to the 17th Century.
Thursday morning, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation hired archaeology firm John Milner Associates, Inc., whose local offices are in Chester, to dig a series of test pits, designed to give an idea of what can be found beneath the asphalt in the southern portion of the site and determine whether a more extensive dig is needed.
