What can 20,000 pieces of 130-year-old trash tell us about the women of 19th-century Atlanta?

Uncovered during the construction of the MARTA rail lines in the 1970s, the artifacts of Site 9DA89 reveal a story you won’t find in history books. Join archaeologist Brenna Munson at the William Root House on May 16th, as she explains what these discarded household items tell us about female identity, domesticity, and social change in post-Reconstruction Atlanta. Tickets are $15 per person and must be purchased online in advance at CobbLandmarks.com.