Recent excavations continue the dual focus on the lives of enslaved Africans and the changing
plantation landscape at Fairfield. Excavations by Fairfield Fellow Tracy Jenkins uncovered a
mid-to-late 18th-century living quarter with a series of subfloor pits (left).
Situated at the corner of the field and overlooking Carter Creek 30 feet below, the quarter
contrasts significantly with the mid-18th-century quarter (right) adjacent the manor house.