World Jun 17, 2026 · 1 min read

Archaeologists find musket balls and fort linked to Battle of Bunker Hill

Dig at Boston site reveals ammunition intriguing finds from 1775 clash that launched revolutionary war in earnestGenerations of Boston families played and picnicked on the grassy, sloping lawns of the Bunker Hill Monument.Musket balls and other artifacts from one of the American Revolution’s most co...

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Archaeologists find musket balls and fort linked to Battle of Bunker Hill

Dig at Boston site reveals ammunition intriguing finds from 1775 clash that launched revolutionary war in earnest

Generations of Boston families played and picnicked on the grassy, sloping lawns of the Bunker Hill Monument.

Musket balls and other artifacts from one of the American Revolution’s most consequential battles were buried just below their feet the whole time.

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