Thatโ€™s A Wrap! Ferry Farmโ€™s Dig Season Recap

October just happens to be Virginia Archaeology Month, and what better way to celebrate than to recap this summerโ€™s excavation at George Washingtonโ€™s Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm. You might remember from our dig preview, that this yearโ€™s dig (FF-44) focused on the continued exploration of the 18th-century kitchen site located just northeast of the … Continue reading Thatโ€™s A Wrap! Ferry Farmโ€™s Dig Season Recap

When is a rock also an artifact?

As archaeologists, we focus on studying the past by examining the items previous humans have left behind. Anything that has been made or changed by someone in the past is therefore considered to be an artifact. When you think of stone artifacts, the first thing that usually comes to mind are arrowheads. Arrowheads and spearheads … Continue reading When is a rock also an artifact?