North End Dig Hits Archeological Pay Dirt

BOSTON, MA - JUNE 12: After the dig was officially over, volunteer archeologist Scott McGaughey found these assorted glass shards and a gun flint, potentially from the Revolutionary War. McGaughey and volunteer archeologist Rosemary Pinales, both graduates of UMass Boston, at the archeological dig behind the Clough House in the North End, on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. In addition to many artifacts, city archeologist Joseph Bagley and others uncovered a cistern that may have been laid down by Ebenezer Clough, who helped build Old North Church; and the foundation to the no-longer-standing home of Jane Franklin, sister of Benjamin Franklin. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)