Ely Mound
Dating to the Late Woodland/Mississippian period (ca A.D. 1200-1650), the Ely Mound archaeological site in Lee County is the only clearly identified substructure or town house mound in Virginia. As […]
Pamunkey Indian Reservation Archaeological District
Over 7,000 years of Native American occupation of the Pamunkey Indian Reservation Archaeological District, on a 1,700-acre, marsh-rimmed, Pamunkey River peninsula in King William County, give this tract unique archaeological […]
Nanzattico Indian Town Archaeological Site
In a field to the east of the Nanzatico plantation house is the site of a village occupied by the Nanzattico Indians. The village, which was established in prehistoric times, […]
Woodlawn Historic and Archaeological District
The Woodlawn Historic and Archaeological District encompasses Woodlawn plantation, assembled in King George County in the early 18th century by Col. Thomas Turner. The earliest portion of the present house, […]
Burlington
Burlington, a 700-acre plantation on the Mattaponi River in King William County, has been the property of the Gwathmey family since Owen Gwathmey II acquired the land in the mid-18th […]
Paspahegh Archaeological Site
Identified on John Smith’s Map of 1612, Paspahegh in James City County was one of the thirty districts of the Powhatan Chiefdom. Its 17th-century inhabitants were among the first Indians […]
Croaker Landing Archaeological Site
The riverside Croaker Landing Archaeological Site incorporates a well-preserved stratified midden deposit containing evidence of Indian habitation through the Woodland period (ca. 1000 B.C.—A.D. 1600). Located on the rich tidal […]
Green Spring Archaeological Site
Named for a natural spring on this James City County property located west of Williamsburg, Green Spring was patented by 1643 by Governor Sir William Berkeley. He constructed a substantial […]
Basses Choice/Days Point Archeological District
At the confluence of the James and Pagan rivers in Isle of Wight County, the Basses Choice/Days Point Archeological District reflects a nearly continuous span of human occupation from ca. […]
Martinsville Fish Dam
The Martinsville Fish Dam in Henry County is one of the few such aboriginal fish traps of its type remaining in the state. The structure consists of stones piled in […]