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The City of Alexandria has announced that archaeologists under contract with developer EYA LLC and working under a City-approved Resource Management Plan have found the remains of a third historic ship at the Robinson Landing construction site in Old Town. All three ships are believed to have been built in the mid-to-late 1700s, and buried before 1798. A similar ship was discovered nearby at the Hotel Indigo site in late 2015.

SAVE OUR SHIP!  Early Alexandrians sunk this vessel on the Potomac mudflats over 200 years ago. Archaeologists unearthed the ship, temporarily saving it from destruction. We need your help to ensure the preservation of the fragile wood timbers. Donate today, or join us for the Hip Hip Huzzah Happy Hour on April 25, 2018. 

Learn about what archaeologists are finding now at the Robinson Terminal South site. On two sites, Archaeologists have discovered the remains of John Carlyle’s 1755 public warehouse, Robert Hooe’s 18^th century warehouse and store, the massive Pioneer Mill, and three early ships. The implementation of the Alexandria Archaeological Protection Code provides this opportunity for archaeologists to explore the 18th and 19th–century history of the City as development along the waterfront proceeds.

The historic ship discovered on Alexandria's waterfront in 2015 needs your help! Early Alexandrians sunk this vessel on the Potomac mudflats over 200 years ago. Archaeologists unearthed the ship, temporarily saving it from destruction. We need your help to ensure the preservation of the fragile wood timbers for future generations to study and appreciate. Please make a generous donation to the Save Our Ship Conservation Fund. See the latest on the The Alexandria Ship Project,  from the Conservation Research Laboratory at Texas A&M.

Camp provides an opportunity for 12-15 year olds to work on a real archaeological dig. This year's camp takes place July 16-20, 2018. Download the Alexandria Archaeology 2018 Summer Camp Application here. Registration is limited to the first 15 applicants.  

Earn credit through the George Washington University for this two-week intensive field school, offering a hands-on experience in excavation and laboratory study of an archaeological site. (10-day course). Monday – Friday, May 21 - 25 and Tuesday – Saturday, May 29 – June 2, 2018.  

Help City archaeologists screen excavated soil during a real dig on the grounds of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. Space for this program (select dates, June - October) is limited and reservations are required. This popular program fills early! 

The Alexandria City Archaeologists, leaders in the field of Urban Archaeology, have a chapter in the new book Urban Archaeology, Municipal Government and Local Planning: Preserving Heritage Within the Commonwealth of Nations and the United States (Springer 2018).

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. 

In the last several years, excavations have focused on the 20th century African American community known as The Fort. This community 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. 

Shuter’s Hill will once again be the site of archaeological research and excavations in 2018. This ongoing excavation is exploring the Mills/Lee/Dulaney plantation on the grounds of the George Washington Masonic Memorial. The mansion house was built in 1782 and 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.