Archaeologists have been studying Monticello, the 18th-century plantation and home of Thomas Jefferson, for decades. Yet they’re still making new discoveries.
Most recently, researchers unearthed the remains of a kiln buried under the property’s East Lawn. They believe the structure was used to fire and cure bricks that were used in the construction of the site’s original mansion, Monticello I, in the early 1770s.
Crystal O’Connor, Monticello’s archaeological field research manager, and Fraser Neiman, director of archaeology, announced the discovery on March 30…