News

September 2012

 This summer’s archaeological work around the 17th-century brick church tower is noteworthy for what it did and didn’t find. The units opened just south of […]

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August 2012

 Now there are two brick features in the L-shaped cellar near James Fort’s first well. Were these brick features in Structure 191 heating sources for […]

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Soil layers within excavation unit sidewall

July 2012

 The L-shaped cellar near James Fort’s first well has been found to have a brick feature at its southeast end, steps at its north end, […]

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June 2012

 This summer eight different 10-by-10 foot units will be opened just south of the 1907 Memorial Church. In June the 2012 Field School students began […]

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May 2012

 So far the most spectacular find of the 19th archaeological season at Historic Jamestowne is the lower leaf of an ivory pocket sundial known as […]

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April 2012

 Exciting artifacts began to come out of the ground within days after the first shovels of dirt opened the 19th archaeological season at Historic Jamestowne. […]

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Man in a suit standing between two uniformed guards

Dr. Kelso invited to White House ceremony

When the British Prime Minister and the President of the United States strode onto the sunny south lawn of the White House, the head of archaeological […]

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March 2012

 The field crew has begun to prepare for an April return to the James Fort site excavations. One of the main objectives of the 2012 […]

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February 2012

 In February the Jamestown Rediscovery team continued to focus their work on indoor responsibilities, but there were several exceptions. Senior Staff Archaeologist David Givens and […]

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January 2012

 This winter the Jamestown Rediscovery team is focusing on writing reports, research, conservation, archiving photos and field notes, updating websites, and digital map work. Senior […]

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December 2011

In the air abrasion room, conservator Dan Gamble was cleaning a goffering iron—a hollow cylindrical iron tool that was heated and used with starch to iron […]

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