Martin Site
On the banks of the New River in Wythe County, the Martin Site was occupied during the Late Woodland Period (A.D. 900-1600). Test excavations on the Martin Site have established […]
Cornett Archaeological Site
Dating to the Late Woodland Period, the Cornett Archaeological Site in southern Wythe County has proved to be significant in ceramic studies related to the prehistory of Southwest Virginia and […]
College Landing Archaeological Site
South of Williamsburg at the confluence of College and Paper Mill creeks, College Landing was a principal port for the colonial capital, connecting it with shipping on the James River. […]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Wakefield, the site of George Washington’s birthplace, is a tract on Pope’s Creek, just off the Potomac River in Westmoreland County. The property was purchased in 1718 by Washington’s father, […]
Flint Run Archaeological District (Thunderbird Archaeological District)
The Flint Run Archaeological District, a 2300-acre complex of sites in Warren County, is one of North America’s most significant archaeological areas. Research conducted by the Department of Anthropology of […]
Compton Gap Archaeological Site
Identified through surface examination, the Compton Gap site dates from the Late Archaic period (ca. 2500-1000 B.C.). At the crest of the Blue Ridge, the site is likely a valuable […]
Indian Paintings on Paint Lick Mountain
These pictographs are on a rock face high on Paint Lick Mountain in Tazewell County. Stretched in a horizontal line along the irregular exposure is a series of simple images […]
Big Crab Orchard Site
Patented in 1750, the Big Crab Orchard Site in Tazewell County was one of the first European settlements in Southwest Virginia. Parts of the tract were later owned by Morriss […]
Bull Thistle Cave Archaeological Site
The Bull Thistle Cave in Tazewell County holds an undisturbed archaeological deposit containing human osteological remains and artifacts relating to its use as a place of burial during the later […]
Burke’s Garden Rural Historic District
Encompassing nearly forty square miles in southwest Virginia’s Tazewell County, Burke’s Garden is a topographically unique elongated basin rimmed entirely by Garden Mountain, a continuous mountain system which protects the […]
