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We’re Still Digging!: An Update on 2021’s Archaeological Excavation at Ferry Farm [Photos]

We’re Still Digging!: An Update on 2021’s Archaeological Excavation at Ferry Farm [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Jul 21, 2021 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

The 2021 archaeological dig season at George Washington’s Ferry Farm is over two-thirds complete. Here’s a collection of photos taken in the field of a few artifacts discovered thus far.  You can read an overview of our expectations and goals for this year’s dig...
We’re Digging!: A Preview of 2021’s Archaeological Excavation at Ferry Farm

We’re Digging!: A Preview of 2021’s Archaeological Excavation at Ferry Farm

by gwffoundation | Jun 11, 2021 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

Visitors to George Washington’s Ferry Farm will once again be able to meet and talk to our staff archaeologists as they work at our archaeological dig this summer. The dig opened this past Monday, June 7 and runs through Friday, August 20. Archaeologists dig Monday...
We’re Digging!: A Preview of 2021’s Archaeological Excavation at Ferry Farm

We Really Dig History!: 2020 Excavation at Ferry Farm

by gwffoundation | Dec 3, 2020 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

After a delay of five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, archaeological excavations in the Washington house work yard at George Washington’s Ferry Farm got underway in mid-August and finished on October 30.  Despite the cancellation of a planned spring field school...
We’re Digging!: A Preview of This Year’s Archaeology Excavation at Ferry Farm

We’re Digging!: A Preview of This Year’s Archaeology Excavation at Ferry Farm

by gwffoundation | Aug 19, 2020 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

It’s that time of year again! Actually, it’s past that time of year but better late than never! The annual summer archaeological dig at George Washington’s Ferry Farm – delayed like so many other things by the COVID-19 pandemic – has finally begun!  Ferry Farm’s...
We Really Dig History!: Summer 2019’s Excavation at Ferry Farm

We Really Dig History!: Summer 2019’s Excavation at Ferry Farm

by gwffoundation | Sep 26, 2019 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

From late May through early August of 2019, archaeologists at George Washington’s Ferry Farm were busy working in the field again, excavating a block of 18 5’x5’ units located on the east side of the Washington house. It’s not obvious today, but the area...
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