This couple is part of a group of local amateur archaeologists digging up centuries-old Philadelphia outhouses to uncover historic artifacts.
Matt and Melissa Dunphy, a husband-and-wife team, are part of a small group of amateur archeologists digging up 300-year-old Philadelphia outhouses to uncover historic artifacts, writes Jeanne Erickson for the New York Post.
Their excavations have uncovered glass bottles, pottery shards, and a variety of household items discarded by residents into privies. Some of these finds get quickly snapped up by collectors, sometimes fetching hundreds or even thousands of dollars…