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Public Archaeology: Colonial Williamsburg
November 16 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Colonial Williamsburg hosts public archaeology day Nov. 16
Community invited to participate in hands-on activities with archaeologists from across Virginia
🕵️♂️ Calling all history enthusiasts! 🕵️♀️ On Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., come to Colonial Williamsburg’s Custis Square for a free, fun-filled archaeology day! Meet archaeologists from across Virginia, get hands-on with artifacts, and see ancient history come to life right before your eyes.
Virginia archaeology spans more than 16,000 years and includes sites representing American Indian, European and African American cultures.
Visitors to the Nov. 16 public archaeology day will have the opportunity to interact with archaeologists and their collaborative partners from over 30 organizations including the Pamunkey, Nottoway, Monacan, and Patawomeck tribes; James Madison’s Montpelier & Descendant Community; Jamestown Rediscovery; Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, and Colonial Williamsburg.
The City of Alexandria’s Archaeology Museum will be onsite with hands-on activities related to four 18th-century ships recently excavated at the waterfront while archaeologists from the Department of Historic Resources will discuss shipwrecks recently discovered from the Battle of Yorktown.
Guests will have the opportunity to observe ground-penetrating radar in action, view artifacts from sites around the Commonwealth, and talk to archaeologists excavating at Custis Square.🏺
📍 Location: Custis Square (corner of Nassau & S. Francis streets, across from the Art Museums). Parking is available at Merchants Square and the Visitor Center, (with bus service to the Art Museums stop).
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to dig into the past with the experts!
