Archaeologist to discuss colonial life in Rehoboth Sept. 26

Rehoboth Beach Museum will present a program on Avery’s Rest and colonial life in Rehoboth at 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, at 511 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach.

Archaeologist Daniel Griffith will discuss the local archaeological site associated with Capt. John Avery and his wife Sarah Browne. Known as Avery’s Rest, the site is located on land near Rehoboth Beach.

When it was first discovered in 1976 it was full of artifacts, including those indicative of Native American occupation. In addition to burials assumed to belong to the Avery family, recent discoveries have revealed burial sites of at least three humans of African descent.

“The presence of individuals of African ancestry is especially remarkable, given that the population of African individuals in Delaware was thought to be less than 500 individuals by 1700,” said Raquel E. Fleskes in an update on DNA investigations at Avery’s Rest.

These new findings, as well as new analyses of flora and fauna remains give researchers a better understanding of what life was like in colonial Delaware.

Tickets are $10. To reserve a space, go to rehobothbeachmuseum.org or call 302-227-7310.