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Archaeology Camp at Ferry Farm 2018 [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Jul 23, 2018 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies

Last week, George Washington’s Ferry Farm hosted Archaeology Camp for ages 9-12. From digging, washing, and mending “artifacts” that they “excavated” in educational mock digs at Ferry Farm, campers learned about the entire archaeology process and the importance of...

Finding Clues in Curtain Rings

by gwffoundation | Nov 30, 2017 | Furniture, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

What do you think curtains look like after hundreds of years in Virginia’s soils? Naturally, the cloth portions of such tasteful textiles quickly erode away. But archaeologists do occasionally discover curtain rings. It’s likely that brass rings such as these became...

Photos: Grandparent-Grandchild Archaeology Day Camp

by gwffoundation | Apr 24, 2017 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

During spring break last week, George Washington’s Ferry Farm hosted to Grandparent-Grandchild Archaeology Camp. Campers, young and old, got a crash course on the entire archaeology process at Ferry Farm and the importance of archaeology to history. From...

Photos: It’s Spring. Let’s Dig!

by gwffoundation | Mar 28, 2016 | Archaeology, Behind the Scenes, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

Last week, another archaeological excavation season began at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. Here are some scenes from the first week of digging. On weekdays, see Ferry Farm’s archaeologists working at the excavation site from now through late-June or, if you...