Pages Tagged With: "archaeology"

Delaware Historic Cemetery Preservation Workshop to take place on Oct. 21, 2017

Event features a day of expert presentations providing practical advice for those concerned with the preservation and maintenance of historic burial places in the First State.




Delaware State Historic Preservation Office recent accomplishments

Office’s programs help to preserve Delaware’s historic places and unique cultural identity.




Division Archaeologist to Speak at International Meeting in the Netherlands

Craig Lukezic to discuss Fort Casimir, established by the Dutch in 1651 in what is now New Castle, Del.




Division bids farewell to Curator of Archaeology Chuck Fithian

Twenty-eight-year veteran left the agency on June 30, 2014.




Division mourns the loss of archaeologist Joan Parsons

Longtime leader in Delaware’s archaeological community passed away on June 3, 2018.




Division seeks applicants for archaeologist position

Application deadline: Aug. 6, 2021




Division to sponsor 13 special programs during May 2016

Highlights of the month include programs on the saving of The Old State House, a symposium on the early Colonial archaeology of the Delaware Valley region and the Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration.




Division unveils updated geographic information system for Delaware’s historic properties

Web-based system is now available for public use.




Emergency Undertakings Shed Light on Delaware’s Historic Dikes

Article on the need for rehabilitation of the dikes in and around the City of New Castle, Del.




Free admission beginning Aug. 31, 2016 for ‘Lost off Lewes: The British warship DeBraak’

Tours explore the surviving hull section of an 18th-century shipwreck.




Gov. Markell unveils interpretive sign marking the location of Fort Casimir

Ceremony coincides with the announcement of a $71,500 grant for archaeological investigations at the New Castle site.




History abounds near Delaware’s beaches

A wealth of historic sites are open for visitation.




May is Delaware Archaeology Month!

Program designed to promote the study and conservation of the state’s archaeological resources.




More Archaeology on The Dover Green

By: Alice Guerrant As work has continued on The Green, we’ve had another unexpected discovery right outside our windows! Under the old sidewalk, the backhoe bucket hit a wall, which was subsequently uncovered, photographed, and mapped by HCA archaeologists. The wall was not very substantial, and included brick bats, a layer of roofing slates, and […]




National Park Service workshop on Fort Casimir to be held in New Castle, Del., May 20–24, 2019

Workshop will explore archaeological prospection techniques at the site of Fort Casimir which was built by the Dutch in 1651.




Preservation News

An archive of historic-preservation-related articles compiled from the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and the media.