Seven Islands Archaeological and Historic District
The Seven Islands Archaeological and Historic District is located near the confluence of the James and Slate rivers in Buckingham and Fluvanna counties. This plantation site contains both prehistoric and […]
Fort Christanna
This Brunswick County tract overlooking the Meherrin River contains the archaeological remains of Fort Christanna, begun in 1714 by Governor Alexander Spotswood to house an Indian School and trading center, […]
Bessemer Archaeological Site
On the bottomlands of the James River, the Bessemer Archaeological Site has features dating to the fourteenth century A.D. Evidence of two distinct but overlapping Indian cultures has been identified […]
Looney Mill Creek Site
This tract near the junction of Looney Creek and the James River contains archaeological sites of both prehistoric and historic interest. Intensive Indian settlement during the Late Woodland period (A.D. […]
Hidden Valley Rockshelter
This native American archaeological site consists of an irregularly shaped overhang approximately ninety feet by ten feet. The shelter is formed within the Oriskany sandstone formation and lies along the […]
AU-154, Site near Paine Run Rock Shelter
A functionally varied prehistoric site with high artifact density, this small area along the bank of Paine Run probably served as a staging ground for Native Americans’ seasonal movement into […]
Paine Run Rockshelter
Rockshelters along streams provided handy protection and shelter for Indians for many centuries. Representing at least 3,000 years of periodic small-scale occupation, the Paine Run Rockshelter archaeological site in Augusta […]
Blackrock Springs Archaeological Site
A large and functionally complex prehistoric site at the head of Paine Run near the crest of the Blue Ridge, the Blackrock Springs site contains datable material spanning the centuries […]
