Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleArchaeologists in Boston have unearthed a significant collection of Revolutionary War-era artifacts, including musket balls and gun flints, near the Bunker Hill monument. The excavation aims to precisely locate and understand an earthen fortification, or redoubt, constructed by colonial troops just before the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. Among the discoveries, Boston's City Archaeologist Joe Bagley expressed excitement over a gun flint, which he believes was present during the 1775 battle, giving him "chills." The dig, which also yielded a Victorian doll fragment, a key, and a 400-year-old stone tool likely belonging to the Massachusett Tribe, involves Boston's archaeology program and the American Veterans Archaeological Recovery organization. Experts like battlefield archaeologist Joel Bohy emphasize that these artifacts provide a tangible connection to the past, making the history of the American Revolution more dimensional for those who interact with them. In fullJust in time for the Fourth! Archeologists find new remnants of 1775 battle at Bunker HillThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in