Behind-the-Scenes Walking Tours with Historic Germanna Archaeology

Historic Germanna 2062 Germanna Highway, Locust Grove, 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 […]

$10

Fairfield Fridays

Fairfield 5777 Fairfield Lane, Hayes, VA

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 […]

Free

Friday Field Days

Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest 1776 Poplar Forest Pkwy, Lynchburg, VA

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 […]

Archaeology in the West End

Southern Towers Farmer's Market 4901 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA

Southern Towers is surrounded by history! Visit the Southern Towers Farmer's Market between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to see artifacts from nearby sites, meet City archaeologists, and try your […]

Free

Monticello Archaeology Open House

Monticello 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy, Charlottesville, VA

Help celebrate Virginia Archaeology Month! Join us as Monticello’s Archaeology Department hosts its annual open house, featuring displays, exhibits on recent discoveries in the field and the lab, engaging activities […]

The Great Pottery Puzzle

James M. Duncan Branch Library 501 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria, Virginia

How do archaeologists study the past? Sort artifacts and learn about archaeology tools. Ages 6 – 12. Free, no registration required.

Free

Behind-the-Scenes Walking Tours with Historic Germanna Archaeology

Historic Germanna 2062 Germanna Highway, Locust Grove, 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 […]

$10

Public Dig at Abingdon Episcopal Church

Abingdon Episcopal Church 4645 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester, VA

The Fairfield Foundation is excited to collaborate with Abingdon Episcopal Church on a new public archaeology experience for the parish's anniversary celebrations in 2023, 2024, and 2025. We aim to […]

Free

Archaeology Behind the Scenes Tours

Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest 1776 Poplar Forest Pkwy, Lynchburg, VA

An amateur archaeologist known to have studied Native American material culture, Thomas Jefferson would surely be fascinated by the more than 300,000 artifacts found on the Poplar Forest grounds since […]

$25

Friday Field Days

Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest 1776 Poplar Forest Pkwy, Lynchburg, VA

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 […]

$18

Free Family Day at the Sargeant Museum of Louisa County History

Sargeant Museum of Louisa County History 214 Fredericksburg Ave, Louisa, VA

It's Archaeology Month in Virginia! Learn all about archaeology in Louisa County with our hands-on history fun! Each month Free Family Day focuses on a different topic and features living history demonstrations with children’s activities, and an […]

Free