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2023-2024 Tours are now booking!

We’ve added new tours!
Check out our new FALL 2023 and SPRING 2024 TOUR SCHEDULE on the official Tour Page.

Virtual Tour Video Series

Take a guided tour of our preserves from the comfort of your living room in our new Virtual Tour Video Series!  Episodes 1 through 6 are available now! 
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Shedding Light on the Pleistocene Epoch: Hoyo Negro project adds new...

By Paula Neely In 2007, in a jungle north of the city and Maya Center of Tulum in Quintana Roo, Mexico, a team of cave...

Engineered by Ancestors: New research shows extensive networks of terraces, drainage...

By David Malakoff It helps to carry a machete — and an umbrella — if you are doing archaeology in Sāmoa. The South Pacific archipelago,...

TAC Acquires Egg Mountain Archaeological Site in Vermont

Sandgate, Vermont | The Archaeological Conservancy acquired the Egg Mountain Archaeological Site, a significant hillside settlement located in Vermont, on December 12, 2022. The...

TAC acquires Mound Cemetery Mound Archaeological Site in Mississippi

Marks, Mississippi | The Archaeological Conservancy has acquired the Mound Cemetery Mound archaeological site, a significant site located in Monroe County outside of Tupelo,...
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The Edenhouse Archaeological Preserve, located near the Chowan River, is the historic homesite of not only North Carolinas first Governor, Charles Eden, but also the second, Gabriel Johnson. When Eden purchased the property in 1718, he began renovating an existing house, and developing plans for the manor house, which was completed roughly in 1720. Eden only lived in this house for ~3 years after its completion until his death. Two decades later, Eden’s stepdaughter, Penelope, married Gabriel Johnson, the second governor of North Carolina, and convinced him to move into the house. 

The site contains the remains of one barn, two houses, and a protective stockade all dating from the 17th-18th centuries. Though most of the excavations took place on the adjacent property as part of a road-widening project in 1996, archaeologist Loretta Lautzenheiser was able to confirm deposits existed on the adjacent parcel through surface surveys and remote sensing. This research has helped create a big picture view of early North Carolinian governance, including elements of trade, economic growth, and its role in the rapidly expanding colonies.  

Preservation of these resources was made possible when William M. and Wanda H. Bell generously donated the property containing the site in 2003. 

Visit our website to learn more and become a member! https://buff.ly/43UsMqA 
Photo credit Coastal Carolina Research

The Edenhouse Archaeological Preserve, located near the Chowan River, is the historic homesite of not only North Carolinas' first Governor, Charles Eden, but also the second, Gabriel Johnson. When Eden purchased the property in 1718, he began renovating an existing house, and developing plans for the manor house, which was completed roughly in 1720. Eden only lived in this house for ~3 years after its completion until his death. Two decades later, Eden’s stepdaughter, Penelope, married Gabriel Johnson, the second governor of North Carolina, and convinced him to move into the house.

The site contains the remains of one barn, two houses, and a protective stockade all dating from the 17th-18th centuries. Though most of the excavations took place on the adjacent property as part of a road-widening project in 1996, archaeologist Loretta Lautzenheiser was able to confirm deposits existed on the adjacent parcel through surface surveys and remote sensing. This research has helped create a big picture view of early North Carolinian governance, including elements of trade, economic growth, and its role in the rapidly expanding colonies. Preservation of these resources was made possible when William M. and Wanda H. Bell generously donated the property containing the site in 2003. Visit our website to learn more and become a member! buff.ly/43UsMqA Photo credit Coastal Carolina Research ... See MoreSee Less

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