ALBANY — A national archaeology preservation group has bought two former Cayuga Indian village sites in Trumansburg as part of the organization’s ongoing effort to protect historical sites linked to the Iroquois.
Andy Stout, eastern regional director for the Archaeological Conservancy, told The Associated Press that the sites are on private land just a few miles apart amid farmland in Trumansburg. The larger of the two properties contains evidence of a palisaded Cayuga village that occupied the site in the mid-16th century, and the other site also was home to a Cayuga village during the same period, he said.
“It’s a great situation,” Stout said. “Both sites had previous professional archaeological work done on them, so we had a good idea what was there. And they’re both owned by property owners who really appreciate the historical values of the sites.”
Archaeological News: Archaeology group buys 2 Iroquois sites in Trumansburg: