April 14, 2026 at 2:15 pm ET: Archaeology Digital History Lab DHL
Description
During this FREE 45-minute Digital History Lab (DHL) webinar program scheduled for April 14, 2026 at 2:15 pm, Monticello archaeologists meet virtually with students to explore how archaeology helps us understand the past. Using visual props and real examples from the site, they introduce the practice of archaeology and demonstrate how evidence uncovered in the ground shapes our knowledge of life at Monticello. Students will learn foundational archaeological concepts while strengthening their deductive and inference-based reasoning skills. By examining clues left behind in the landscape, they will work to piece together the story of Monticello and consider what this place meant to Indigenous peoples, Thomas Jefferson, and the enslaved community who lived and labored there.
Up to 10 school groups can book to attend this special program
Offered At
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Thomas Jefferson, third president, philosopher, scientist, historian, and author of the Declaration of the Independence, helped establish the foundations of self-government and individual freedom we know today. Jefferson’s words—the Declaration and his more than 19,000 letters—and his architecture—including Monticello and the University of Virginia— provide a lens for scholars and visitors today to view the beginnings of early America. In 1987, Monticello and the University of Virginia’s Academical Village were together named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Details
Subjects
History, Colonial Times, Slavery, 17th Century, 18th Century, Native Americans
Capacity
100 students, Min 1 chap.
Duration
45 min.
Activity
Live Virtual Event
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, K, Postsecondary