Join us for an update on Germanna Archaeology's dig season. Learn about the most recent finds and what they tell us about the "Enchanted Castle," the first Spotsylvania County Courthouse, and Germanna's 19th century inhabitants. This program is held virtually via Zoom and is a pay-what-you-can event. Learn more by visiting https://germanna.org/
Join Archaeology Staff for a personalized tour of the active Germanna Sites (the Enchanted Castle, Gordon Farm, and Courthouse Sites). Chance to see the sites, get updates, and ask questions of the archaeologists. Schedule your tour at https://germanna.org/
Join Poplar Forest’s Department of Archaeology and Landscapes every Friday at 1:30 PM through November 22 for an in-depth look into their current excavations and what they are learning about the people who lived in and around the 1857 Slave Dwelling. While the 1857 Slave Dwelling was built after Jefferson’s lifetime, it is historically important […]
From the Battle of Yorktown to the Siege of Petersburg and the building of modern Richmond maritime networks have continuously defined the region. Join State Underwater Archaeologist Brendan Burke, of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, to learn about recent projects exploring and documenting submerged cultural heritage in Central Virginia.
Every October, Jamestown Rediscovery celebrates Virginia Archaeology Month alongside the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and historic sites across the Commonwealth. Join us this year to explore how archaeology changed the story of Jamestown, watch ongoing excavations at the site of a 17th-century cellar, and see artifacts brought to life through living history demonstrations and […]
An amateur archaeologist known to have studied Native American material culture, Thomas Jefferson would surely be fascinated by the more than 400,000 artifacts found on the Poplar Forest grounds since 1986. Join Poplar Forest’s archaeologists for a walking tour focused on the latest archaeological dig sites and discoveries on the plantation, including a rare up-close […]
An amateur archaeologist known to have studied Native American material culture, Thomas Jefferson would surely be fascinated by the more than 400,000 artifacts found on the Poplar Forest grounds since 1986. Join Poplar Forest’s archaeologists for a walking tour focused on the latest archaeological dig sites and discoveries on the plantation, including a rare up-close […]
Lecture by Matthew Reeves (Director of Archaeology and Landscape Restoration, Montpelier), co-sponsored by the Richmond Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the University of Richmond Department of Classical Studies. Celebration of Virginia Archaeology Month and International Archaeology Day.
We will have our final Homeschool Dig Day in 2025 at Fairfield Archaeology Park! This will occur during one of our Fairfield Fridays and during Virginia’s Archaeology Month! We will conduct our regular archaeological activities and demonstrate the applications of drones in archaeology.
Come celebrate Virginia Archaeology Month by learning about William and Mary's archaeological research! Whether you took an archaeology class while you were at W&M or have just always wanted to meet a real-life archaeologist, you're invited to tour some of the archaeology labs and chat about what we're working on. Open to alums, students, and […]
October is Virginia Archaeology Month, and October 18th is International Archaeology Day (IAD)! We’re celebrating by having a public dig next to the Timberneck House in Machicomoco State Park. The excavation will be by the kitchen that was added to the house in the 20th century. Machicomoco State Park will join us between 10am-11am. To […]
In honor of the Archeological Society of Virginia's 85th Anniversary, Mountain Valley Archaeology is hosting an open house on Saturday, October 25 from 1-4 p.m. Join us to learn about the archaeology of the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge through displays, hands-on artifact identification, lab work, and more!
