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In celebration of Virginia Archaeology Month, Mount Vernon archaeologists will showcase artifacts and address important topics in archaeology.

Visit the Mount Vernon archaeologists on the bowling green every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in October, as well as on Mon., Oct. 14 and Sat., Oct. 19.

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Discover Archaeology at Mount Vernon

Visit our table on the bowling green to speak with an Archaeologist.

Daily Subjects

  • Tues. 10/1: What is Archaeology?
  • Thurs. 10/3: Archaeology at Mount Vernon
  • Tues. 10/8: How Do Archaeologists Learn from Artifacts?
  • Thurs. 10/10: Zooarchaeology and Ethnobotany
  • Mon. 10/14: Indigenous People’s Day – Native Americans at Mount Vernon
  • Tues. 10/15: The Mount Vernon Plantation
  • Thurs. 10/17: The Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon
  • Sat. 10/19: The Historic Bottle Discovery
  • Tues. 10/22: Current and Recent Excavations at Mount Vernon
  • Thurs. 10/24: Technology Used by Archaeologists 
  • Tues. 10/29: Evidence Tourism at Mount Vernon
  • Thurs. 10/31: Archaeology at Mount Vernon

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