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This year’s statewide theme highlights Shipwrecks and Archaeology in Virginia’s Waterways. During the month, Alexandria Archaeology celebrates local archaeology with the arrival of the Godspeed, walking tours and hands-on activities, including Portside History: Archaeology Day on October 20^th.

The Alexandria Archaeological Commission (AAC) is proud to announce winners of the annual Brenman Archaeology Award. S. Kathleen Pepper, Outstanding Preservation Advocate, and Francine Bromberg, Outstanding City Archaeologist, were honored at the October 9th City Council meeting.

Archaeologists working at the Robinson Landing site discovered the remains of three 18th-century ships, along with wharves, warehouses and more. Learn about these latest finds and about earlier nautical discoveries, including another ship, from the nearby Indigo Hotel site.

The hull of the 18th-century ship found in 2015 at the Hotel Indigo construction site is undergoing conservation at Texas A&M University's Conservation Research Laboratory. Please make a generous donation to the Save Our Ship Conservation Fund to ensure the preservation of the fragile wood timbers. 

Archaeological studies conducted between 1996 and 2007 provided tangible evidence of the cemetery's survival after more than 125 years of neglect and destruction. Of the approximately 1,800 graves once located in the cemetery, more than 500 were identified through archaeological investigations. 

The 20th century African American community known as The Fort is the focus of an effort by the Office of Historic Alexandria to study and preserve the post-Civil War historic resources of Fort Ward Park. Archaeological excavations in the park, historical research, and oral histories highlight our growing knowledge of this community.

An ongoing excavation on Shuter's Hill near the Masonic Memorial is exploring the Mills/Lee/Dulaney plantation, built in 1782. The mansion house burned in 1842, and was replaced by a larger brick house that was used by Union troops during the Civil War. Shuter's Hill also became the site of two Union forts in the Defenses of Washington.