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'It's fantastic': Archaeologists find artifacts on Henrico property from multiple time periods


‘It’s fantastic’: Archaeologists find artifacts on Henrico property from multiple time periods
Artifacts include an arrowhead found from prehistoric era to an unmarked early 20th century African-American cemetery
Archaeologists find artifacts from multiple time periods
By Karina Bolster | February 26, 2021 at 8:22 PM EST - Updated February 27 at 2:00 PM
HENRICO Co., Va. (WWBT) - The purchase of a nearly 40-acre piece of land in Henrico’s east end has resulted in the discovery of several pieces of artifacts dating back to prehistoric Native American activity to the early 20th Century including an unmarked African-American cemetery.
In March 2020, the Capital Region Land Conservancy purchased the piece of land off Long Bridge Road in Varina through funding from the National Park Service. It was purchased to help connect and protect the property to an overall 6,000-acre area related to American and Virginia battlefields. ....

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