Newsletter

Announcing Online Publication of a New Archaeological Research Report

Published

Image of report coverDHR has a new published report in its Archaeological Research Report SeriesThe Nansemond Ghost Fleet: Archaeological Investigations of a Vessel Abandonment Area in Suffolk, Virginia (Report No. 24). This report results from an archaeological investigation funded by a 2019 Threatened Sites grant.

The Nansemond Ghost Fleet is a cluster of maritime resources in the Nansemond River and along its banks near downtown Suffolk. The site contains historic watercraft of various natures, foreshore components from industrial enterprises along the river, and a sheet midden of historic artifacts pertaining to the inhabitation and industrial background of Suffolk and historic Nansemond County. Vessel types archaeologists investigated include a planked double-ended craft, a likely crab scrape, a log-bottomed vessel, at least one bugeye, a possible buyboat, a scow schooner, barges, a small powered pleasure craft, and a number of unidentified watercraft. This assemblage is unique for the diversity of watercraft types and levels of preservation.

Related Blogs

Waterford Union of Churches African American Cemetery

Grave Matters: The African American Cemetery & Graves Fund

A 1985 photograph showing the original Beach Carousel road sign.

Virginia Landmarks Register Spotlight: Virginia Beach Oceanfront Motels and Hotels

View of the Rollins Tract in prince william county

Preserving the Bristoe Station Civil War Battlefield

Kingsmill historic sites excavations

Kingsmill Revisited: The Skiffes Creek Curation and Conservation Project

Members of the Chesapeake Archaeology Lab (CAL) at the University of William & Mary

An Overview: The DHR Threatened Sites Grant Program

054-5479_Cuckoo_School_2023_exterior_SE_oblique_VCRIS

African American Schools in Virginia: A Multiple Property Document (MPD) Project

Cessford plantation

Virginia Landmark Spotlight: Cessford and Its Associated Laundry/Quarter Building for Enslaved Workers

Rappahannock Community College's Chinn House in 2020

Historic Preservation at the Federal and State Levels: Review and Compliance

Footprints on the James VCU class

Batteau Classroom: Studying the James River with VCU’s Footprints on the James Class