In the summer of 2000, the Comstock Archaeology Center plans to excavate Virginia City's Boston Saloon , an African American business that served the minority population from 1864 to 1875. The Interpretation Archaeologists have an obligation to return insights gained from excavation to the public. Because of this, Comstock Archaeology Center excavations are open to the public for touring. Once the excavation and analysis is complete, archaeologists will use information from sites for exhibits, publications and presentations. The Public Public support of excavations like the one at Piper's Old Corner Bar is extremely important.
Archaeologists ask for the cooperation of people in several ways.
Volunteers contribute thousands of hours of labor. Public funds, and private contributions make much of this activity possible. Private collectors can unknowingly destroy the potential of an archaeological site to yield information valuable in developing our understanding of an historic period. Without wishing to discourage enthusiasm for the past, archaeologists try to discourage artifact collecting from significant sites. This project is managed by the Comstock Archaeology Center, an institution of the Comstock Historic District Commission.