Archaeologists have expanded their excavation of a Colonial Williamsburg site where a mass grave was found. The work was expected to be completed earlier, but Jack Gary, director of archaeology for ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X New research by the Powder Magazine Museum next year may reveal more of the Black soldiers’ role ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Skeletal remains found earlier this year in a cluster of graves in the city’s historic area have been identified as Confederate soldiers, but when and where they will be reburied ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Archaeologists identified bones discovered in Colonial Williamsburg as belonging to Confederate soldiers. More than a year ago, scientists uncovered a mass grave near the Powder ...

A mass grave associated with the May 1862 Battle of Williamsburg has been found by archaeologists during their excavations at the Powder Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg. Archaeologists don’t know ...

In the 1950s, a newspaper reporter observed that "the residue of the past" can still be found here in Charleston. We agree with that keen observation. Charleston is a place where the past meets the ...

The Powder Magazine Museum on Cumberland Street is one of Charleston's oldest buildings, but its time as a public museum is coming to an end — at least for now. The small cultural attraction that ...

While the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s midnight ride and the Battle of Lexington and Concord are being remembered this month as the start of the American Revolution, at nearly the same time, ...

COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - A mass grave dating back to 1862 was recently found at Colonial Williamsburg. According to Director of Archeology Jack Gary, the grave is located within the walls of the ...