Archaeology Month

The public is welcome to join us on lab nights at the CAPE. Lab activities cater to all ages, ranging from cleaning the artifacts, processing cleaned artifacts, and occasionally mending pottery! These are at the Center of Archaeology, Preservation, and Education (CAPE) in Gloucester, VA.

In celebration of Archaeology Month, Historic Germanna's Archaeology team will host special behind-the-scenes walking tours on each Friday morning in October of Germanna's archaeological dig sites located in Orange County, Virginia.The dig sites feature the ruins of the "Enchanted Castle" - home of Virginia’s Colonial Lt. Governor, Alexander Spotswood - as well as the potential sites of the 1714 […]

Come visit the Fairfield Archaeology Park! We will host tours at the structure where you can learn about a colonial site! Occasionally, we will have excavations during these Fridays, but predominantly guided or self-guided tours around the structure and the natural trail.

The 1857 Slave Dwelling Restoration project is a community-engaged effort in collaboration with Poplar Forest's African American Advisory Group to begin restoring a two-story brick building originally inhabited by enslaved and free African American residents of Poplar Forest plantation. Visit during September and October to learn about current archaeological work each Friday at 1 p.m. […]