Archaeology Day

The Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists excavate a section of the 1607 burial ground. The two dark horizontally-aligned rectangles at the left of the photo are burials.
Date/Time
10/3/2026
9:00am - 4:00pm

Kick off Virginia Archaeology Month at Jamestown. Explore how archaeology changed the story of Jamestown, watch ongoing excavations, and see artifacts brought to life through living history demonstrations and walking tours. Full program schedule coming soon.

Archaeology Day programming is generously sponsored by The Edward Maria Wingfield Endowment Fund, established by The Wingfield Family Society to honor Wingfield as soldier, investor and first president of Jamestown.