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Native American items found, but little evidence of British uncovered at Victory Woods VICTORY MILLS -- Native American artifacts used thousands of years ago were found by archaeologists who examined the Victory Woods battlefield where British soldiers suffered their most decisive defeat in the American Revolution. Advertisement Among the finds was a 6,000-year-old roasting pit used to cook acorns located just a few feet beneath the surface of the forest floor. The dig also turned up darts and spear points that date from 1500 B.C. and 500 A.D. The National Park Service commissioned an archaeological study of Victory Woods, which...

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- U.S. Rep. John Sweeney, R-Clifton Park, announced a new commission Tuesday charged with promoting the Saratoga National Historical Park, the site where Americans turned back the British in 1777 during the American Revolution. Advertisement The battlefield has been taken for granted, Sweeney said at a lunch at the Holiday Inn hosted by the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce. "We have not done enough to develop one of the most historic sites in the country," Sweeney said. Julie Stokes, former deputy commissioner of the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, will lead the as-yet-unnamed commission as...