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dig deeper

Delve into our video series, Dig Deeper, for your front-row seat to the latest archaeological discoveries and analysis. Each episode examines current research, exciting history, or unique and unusual artifacts that define Jamestown’s past. Check back each week for a new episode or subscribe to the Jamestown Rediscovery YouTube channel to be notified each time a video is added to the series.

episodes 49-60

Dig Deeper Episode 49 – Locked and Loaded, Part IV: Conserving to Preserve

Dig Deeper Episode 50 – The Church Tower Dig, Part IV: A Fire Understood

Dig Deeper Episode 51 – Digging Even Deeper: Answering Viewer Questions, Part III

Dig Deeper Episode 52 – Digging Even Deeper: Answering Viewer Questions, Part IV

Dig Deeper Episode 53 – Preparing for the Future: The 2022 Field School and Climate Challenges

Dig Deeper Episode 54 – Family Archaeology

Dig Deeper Episode 55 – Archaeology 101

Dig Deeper Episode 56 – Archaeology 101, Part II: Layers and Stratigraphy

Dig Deeper Episode 57 – Under the Rubble, Part I: New Finds in Jamestown’s Churchyard

Dig Deeper Episode 58 – Under the Rubble, Part II: Early Buildings and Features in the Churchyard

Dig Deeper Episode 59 – Excavation of a Possible Grave Near the Pitch and Tar Swamp

Dig Deeper Episode 60 – Down in a Well, Part I: From 1861 to 1617 in Four Feet

keep watching

If you like Dig Deeper, check out our YouTube channel for more videos about the Jamestown Rediscovery Project, or dive straight into a curated playlist using the links below.

Jamestown in a Minute
Bite-sized tidbits of archaeology and history.
Archaeology Meets Technology
Learn about 3D scanning, drone photography, and more.
Conservation & Science
How do we protect and study fragile artifacts?
Experimental Archaeology
Studying the past by re-creating it.

explore further

Want to dig even deeper? Explore the links on our Jamestown From Home page for more great online resources, or browse books written by Jamestown Rediscovery research staff.