The team used historical documents and contemporary archaeological techniques to determine that Proctor’s Ledge is where 19 people were hanged in 1692A team of researchers using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques has confirmed the exact site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials more than three centuries ago.
The site,known as Proctor’s Ledge, is a small city-owned plot of woods nestled between two residential streets and behind a Walgreens pharmacy, or said Salem State University history professor Emerson “Tad” Baker,a member of the seven-person team, which announced its findings this week.
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Source: theguardian.com