Mountain Valley Archaeology

04/23/2026

Thanks to our kind donors who supported us during the Great Community Give! Your donations matter!

04/22/2026

Not long until the sun goes down on this year's Great Community Give. Please support Mountain Valley Archaeology:

I’m ready to support Mountain Valley Archaeology on April 22, 2026 during Great Community Give. Learn more about Mountain Valley Archaeology and all the other organizations participating in Great Community Give.

04/22/2026

04/21/2026

Support community archaeology in western Virginia! Mountain Valley Archaeology! https://www.greatcommunitygive.org/organizations/mountain-valley-archaeology

04/19/2026

The Great Community Give is this coming week! We appreciate your support! https://www.greatcommunitygive.org/organizations/mountain-valley-archaeology

Mountain Valley Archaeology continues working on projects in the Shenandoah Valley, bringing in students from the Virginia Archaeological Technician Certification Program, JMU students, and community members. We've hosted lectures, monitored archaeological sites, processed artifacts, curated collections, and generally counted ourselves lucky to be able to do this work!

11/19/2025

We are very grateful to the NADA Foundation and Carolyn Kyger for their generous support of our work! https://mountainvalleyarchaeology.org/mva-receives-16000-grant-from-nada-foundation/

10/10/2025

October, a month of transition, brings together past and present with Virginia Archaeology Month!

07/13/2025

George Lott, flintknapper, holding forth at MVA for a few ASV Massanutten Chapter members before the entire group came for our annual picnic. Thanks, George!

04/16/2025

Today's the day! Support local archaeology with your gift during the Great Community Give. https://www.greatcommunitygive.org/organizations/mountain-valley-archaeology

04/14/2025

We work with all sorts of folks, from scouts to teachers to volunteers, to bring the buried past to life. Your support can help us reach many more. Please consider a donation as part of The Great Community Give on Wednesday, April 16th.

I’m ready to support Mountain Valley Archaeology on April 16, 2025 during Great Community Give. Learn more about Mountain Valley Archaeology and all the other organizations participating in Great Community Give.

04/03/2025

MVA is proud to be part of the Great Community Give, hosted by the Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. If you'd like to support our work, please visit https://www.greatcommunitygive.org/organizations/mountain-valley-archaeology

04/03/2025

MVA is happy to work with the Town of Mount Crawford on this important project. Scroll to the bottom of the linked page to see the photos!

Click below to see our History!
mountcrawford.us/events