Virginia Archeological Resources
| APVA Preservation Virginia Virginia's historic structures and cultural landscapes are a part of a rich heritage that characterizes the Commonwealth. APVA Preservation Virginia is a driving force dedicated to in the continued protection of these historic resources. Archaeology at Colonial Williamsburg The Department oversees the largest colonial-period archaeological collection in the United States, consisting of several million objects and fragments recovered during more than 60 years of excavation; extensive comparative historic-period faunal and archaeobotanical collections; and the Martin's Hundred collection of early 17th-century material culture. Where to Find Archaeology When You Visit. Council of Virginia Archaeologists The Council of Virginia Archaeologists (COVA) was founded in 1975 as an organization dedicated to the preservation and study of Virginia’s archaeological resources. Virginia Archaeology NETWORK What is VA ArchNET? This area of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources Web site has been created to enhance communication within the archaeological community in Virginia as well as with all interested viewers. Virginia Department of Historic Resources Archaeological sites are the physical remains of past human activity. Wherever people have lived and worked, the land and water may contain evidence of their lives. The prehistoric ancestors of Virginia’s Indians lived here 16,000 years before the arrival of the first European colonists. They left behind the remains of camps, villages, quarries, and hunting and fishing sites, all scattered across Virginia beneath the visible landscape. Traces of structures built since colonization such as the foundations of 18th-century gristmills, the cellar holes and stone walls of deserted farmsteads, and abandoned cemeteries all contain valuable information about the lives of the people who lived before we did. These clues, tangible links to our past, are often invisible from the surface. Traces of earlier occupation may lie under parking lots, buildings, or plowed fields and are only discovered through archaeological survey. Archaeological sites scattered across Virginia represent a tangible link to our past. Because most sites in Virginia are privately owned they will be preserved through the generosity of private landowners, or not at all. See this STYLE SHEET from the Dept of Historic Resources. Style sheets are necessary to maintain consistency in publications. This style sheet helps writers about Virginia historic resources to use the same terms, forms, and spellings in professional writings. |
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