Slavery archaeology update Grave excavations continue at Kentland Farm

Virginia Tech is opening the historic Kentland property to the public this weekend, even offering visitors a chance to watch as archaeologists locate additional grave sites of slaves who once worked the property.

Saturday's "Community Heritage Day" will focus on the storied past of the land now known as Virginia Tech's Kentland Farm, as well as the history of surrounding communities.

American Indians inhabited, or at least used, Kentland for thousands of years before the first settlers arrived in the 1700s.