Welcome to the DelDOT Archaeology and Historic Preservation Home Page. This page can be bookmarked at archaeology.deldot.gov.

What's New

See What's New among the archaeology/historic preservation projects on our Website! This list is published monthly and provides new postings to the website for the last three months. Sign up for e-mail alerts for What's New in Archaeology/Historic Preservation via the MyDelDOT Subscription Service! (This link can also be found on the DelDOT.gov home page on the right side navigation under Subscribe, MyDelDOT).

Archaeology Index/Search

Check out the Report Search page! Here you can see a comprehensive listing of all reports available from our website. The first time you visit the page, the entire listing will be displayed. To narrow the listing, you may choose a selection from one or more of the search criteria fields which include the following:

Chronological Categories such as Environmental Contexts, Prehistoric Contexts, Paleoindian, 1630-1730 Exploration and Frontier Settlement, 1880-1940 Urbanization Early Suburbanization etc.

Categories such as Architectural History, Bridges, Mills, Schools, etc.

Type - choose either Archaeology reports, Historical Preservation reports, or All.

Title - If you know the report title, enter any part of it (including the DelDOT Archaeological Series No.)

County - select one of the three county tabs (see map). The default is to show Statewide (all).

For a more in-depth introduction to Archaeology and Historic Preservation in Delaware, please see the Introduction page.