The Downtown Walking Tour focuses on the archaeology and history of the 19th century urban core of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ. Since 2005, the Public Archaeology Facility has conducted archaeological research on several blocks in downtown Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ. This research was done in conjunction with development projects, including the construction of the Downtown Academic Center and Broome County's new Transportation Terminal. Our primary goal was to preserve Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ's heritage through excavation, interpretation, and conservation of the materials recovered. The tour begins at the Downtown Academic Center building where we discovered 5,000 years of history under a 20th century parking lot and recovered approximately a quarter of a million artifacts, including prehistoric projectile points and pottery and ceramic dishes, glass bottles, nails, lamp glass, toys, bone tooth brushes, and many other items from the 19th Euro-American houses located on this block. The next stop considers the importance of the Chenango Canal in Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ's history and some of the changes that have occurred around its former route. Finally, the tour stops at Broome County's new Transportation Terminal, which was also a residential neighborhood during the 19th century. Our research here has given us further insight into the development of neighborhoods in Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ and how they changed through time, as well as the daily life of individual 19th century households on this block. Explore our tour and enjoy Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ's past as seen through its archaeology!