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William & Mary Center for Archaeological Research

Name: William & Mary Center for Archaeological Research
Address: 308 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA, 23185, US
Telephone: (757) 221-2580

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WMCAR has nearly 40 years of experience providing high quality archaeological consulting and research

10/15/2026

More on the NHPA from our collegues at New South Associates, Inc.

10/15/2026

It's the 60th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act. Here's a short film that explains why that legislation was so important then and still is today:

A short film on the 60th anniversary of the National Historic Prese...

08/21/2026

Do you love a spreadsheet? Are you intrigued by the intricacies of state procurement rules? Come join the team!

The Center for Archaeological Research has an immediate opening for an administrative & fiscal coordinator. This is a 30-hr/week benefited position. Please apply here: https://williammary.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/WM/job/Posting-Location---William--Mary/Administrative---Fiscal-Coordinator_JR102020-1

EEO is the Law. Applicants can learn more about William & Mary’s status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the "Know Your Rights" poster published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal

07/21/2026

Preserve your voice in historic preservation and object to these ill-conceived changes to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
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The Trump administration is moving to rewrite federal historic-preservation rules to give agencies broader authority to advance projects with less public input and narrower protections for historic sites.

06/25/2026

Fair winds and following seas to Bernadette (Bernie) Kulas, who retired from W&M yesterday after 30 years, over 20 of which were spent as the assistant to the Vice Provost of Research. We will miss your wise counsel and Banner tricks. All of us here at the Center wish you well and request regular updates about life on the tundra.

06/23/2026

Congratulations to the Historic Hopewell Foundation for receiving recognition from the Virginia General Assembly for their Lunch and Learn lecture series. The program, originally established 1995 as the James River Lecture Series, was formally recognized with House Resolution No. 365, under the patronage of Delegate Lindsey Dougherty (D-75).

04/17/2026

The archaeologist's most important tool can be seen in this picture. Do you know what it is? A bunch of future scientists at Tabb Middle School do!

02/17/2026

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has posted a blog post highlighting our work at Arcola Quarters for the Enslaved: https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/blog-posts/loudoun-county-arcola-slave-quarters-archaeological-excavations-surveys/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQBXkJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJtVlZXMjQ2eE1XTVRUakt4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjZEEKSLD6IATJSADhdSdi3d1igv5chVmc-lfRCq6Rgk5jXR9NAqGeacB24v_aem_ZaEwRMB1qnGklHeVRaElrA

Staff from DHR's Review and Compliance Division reflect on the archaeological surveys conducted for a federal project on a historic site in Loudoun County and how those survey findings unearthed the human stories of enslavement, family continuity, displacement, and resilience during the antebellum a...

11/21/2025

W&M offices, including the Center for Archaeological Research, will be closed Nov. 24-28 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

11/11/2025

W&MCAR co-director Elizabeth Monroe participated in the annual Slate Seminar last month to talk about our work at the Bray/Digges (Brown/Gates) site:

In October, the W&M Bray School Lab took Bray School Stories – the popular monthly online series – on location! Genealogist Elizabeth Drembus hosted a conver...

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308 Jamestown Road
Williamsburg, VA
23185

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

(757) 221-2580

Website

https://www.wm.edu/sites/wmcar/index.php

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