Over 400,000 people attended the originalWoodstockmusic festival in New York ’s Catskill Mountains . If any of the concertgoers will something behind — say , lost jewellery or discarded pinback buttons — it stood a opportunity of being unearthed by researchers intimately five decennary later .
That ’s because archaeologists from New York ’s Binghamton University of late excavated the web site of the 1969 concert in hope of single-valued function out where some of the ill-famed events of Woodstock went down , theLos Angeles Timesreports . The nondescript hillside in the modest town of Bethel once served as a stage for some of the greatest names in rock and ringlet history , fromJimi HendrixtoJanis Joplinto The Who .
Woodstock lasted only three days in 1969 , but its bequest has endured . Last twelvemonth , the situation — otherwise known as the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts — wasaddedto the National Register of Historic Places . A museum on the property hosts public walking tours of the former fete grounds , but picture from the stop are n’t the most accurate indicator of where exactly the stage was located , archaeologists say . Their research will be used to help the museum plan more precise “ interpretive walking routes ” for Woodstock ’s 50th day of remembrance next year .
labor director Josh Anderson told theLos Angeles Timestheir excavation will serve as a " reference point . " " citizenry can remain firm on that and seem up at the hill and say , ' Oh , this is where the performers were . Jimi Hendrix stood here and make for his guitar at 8:30 in the dawn , ' " Anderson said .
As far as artifacts go , the squad of archaeologists probably wo n’t be sell any of their finds to a museum or auction household . They did n’t dig up much , save for a few pull check from Al cans ( probably of the alcoholic sort ) and shards of busted glass nursing bottle . For more brainwave into what this historical concert was like , you ’ll want to channelize to theBethel Woodsmuseum , which offers a permanent collection of photos , video , and memorabilia from the time period .
[ h / tLos Angeles Times ]
