The DHR Collections consists of more than 5 million archaeological artifacts recovered from sites in Virginia. Maintained in Richmond, the Collections span roughly 16,000 years of human occupation in present-day Virginia. Our mission is to care for these artifacts, recovered from more than 850 archaeological sites, from prehistory and through to the history of the 20th century. This feature shines a light on artifacts, and the conservation required to keep them available for researchers and exhibits now and into the future.
Spotlight on DHR Collections: Celebrating Our Shared Hair-itage or Hirsute Pursuits
Spotlight on DHR Collections: “Betsy” Dining Utensils
3-D Scanning of Shipwrecks and Monuments
Spotlight on DHR Collections: 3-D Scanning and Printing of Artifacts
Spotlight on Collections: High Tea on the High Seas
Spotlight on Collections: Online Sources for Identifying Artifacts
Spotlight on DHR Collections: A Tale of Two Buckets
Spotlight on DHR Collections: Sandglasses
Spotlight on DHR Collections: Tenacity: Women in Jamestown and Early Virginia
Spotlight on the DHR Conservation Lab: Welcome to the Betsy Project!
Spotlight on the DHR Conservation Lab: Fiberglass and a WW II Bayonet
Spotlight on DHR Collections: Kingsmill ‘Artillery of Virginia’ Sword