PITTSYLVANIA Co., Va. â From Monday, July 19, through Friday, July 23, Hurt & Proffittâs cultural resources department at is conducting a river-based survey on the Banister River in Pittsylvania County.
The survey is meant to evaluate known archaeological sites and identify previously unrecorded sites. Because of recent erosion, these sites have become generally more visible.
The survey is funded through the Virginia Department of Historic Resources with a grant from the National Park Service. The survey is being done by kayak and entails careful observation and recording, but no digging.
State Archeologist Elizabeth Moore spoke more about the grant.
âThese ones came to us through the National Park Service and theyâre a result of hurricanes Michael and Florence. Theyâre disaster response grant funding that came to us. We received several million dollars to provide archeological survey services, architectural history survey services and grants to individua
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