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Battlefield Archaeology at Saratoga

October 24, 2025

Champlain Canal Region Gateway Visitor Center

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Ben Powers of American Veterans Archaeological Recovery (AVAR) discusses the 2021 veteran-led dig at Saratoga National Historical Park that uncovered new insights into the Second Battle of Saratoga.

Photos: American Veterans Archaeological Recovery at Saratoga National Historical Park in 2021 and 2019. 

Event Details

  • Start Time:

    6:30 pm

  • Location:

    Champlain Canal Region Gateway Visitors Center, Schuylerville

  • 30 Ferry Street, Schuylerville, NY. Additional parking available at adjacent Fort Hardy Park lot

Additional Details

Powers will discuss AVAR’s 2021 archaeological project at Saratoga National Historical Park, where veterans and researchers studied the site of the Second Battle of Saratoga, fought Oct. 7, 1777. Their discoveries in Barber’s Wheatfield shed new light on the battlefield’s tactics and terrain that led to the surrender of British General John Burgoyne—a defining moment in America’s fight for independence.

Presented by Saratoga County 250th American Revolution Commission.

Free and open to the public.

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