Preliminary Examinations of the Archaeology of the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Summary

This is a poster submission presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The Manhattan Project brought scientists, support staff, members of the U.S. military and skilled craftsmen together on the remote Pajarito Plateau in northern New Mexico with a common goal of bringing an end to World War II. As the project evolved from its beginning in 1943 to its official end in December of 1946, as new laboratories and testing areas were constructed for specific purposes, and then either repurposed or decommissioned. Los Alamos National Laboratory archaeologists have begun to examine some of these locations where the Manhattan Project left an imprint the landscape. This poster will discuss these examinations and Information that has been obtained which allows for insights into the experiences of workers at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. It will also summarize ongoing efforts to further understand and interpret the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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• 2022 SHA Poster Submissions   •
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