Benjamin Knowles

The archaeologists prepare for excavations in the 1607 burial ground.

October 2024

The Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists have successfully excavated the remains of four colonists, three from the 1607 burial ground and one from Smithfield, the field northwest of […]

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November 20, 2024
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The Jamestown Rediscovery team prepares the area of the 1607 burial ground where this year's burial excavations will take place. The three dark rectangles are the top of the grave shafts. The brick scatter at center may be a robbed hearth from a later building. The brick and cobblestone feature at left is a chimney base for a fort-period building that paralleled the west palisade wall and was approximately 92 feet long.

September 2024

The Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists are busily preparing for excavations of burials at both the 1607 burial ground and at Smithfield just south of the Archaearium. The […]

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October 11, 2024
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A 360 degree photo of the excavations in the north field

August 2024

In the field north of James Fort, Archaeological Field Technician Ren Willis is finishing up excavations on one of a series of subfloor pits spread across […]

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September 16, 2024
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Sword maker's mark

A Mysterious Maker

Conservation and research of a marked sword blade from the Governor’s Well Archaeologists recovered many swords and sword elements while excavating the Governor’s Well in the […]

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August 20, 2024
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Staff Archaeologist Natalie Reid leads a tour of Jamestown on the first day of Kids Camp.

July 2024

Jamestown Rediscovery was excited to host both sessions of their Archaeological Kids Camp this month! Kids Camp Coordinator Natalie Reid and the archaeology team led the […]

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August 15, 2024
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Leather shoe fragments excavated from the Governor's Well in water after excavation, fall 2023

These Shoes Were Made For Walkin’: Leather shoes from The Governor’s Well

Shoes are among the most personal artifacts in Rediscovery’s archaeological collection. Unlike so many things from the 17th century that are no longer used today, we […]

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August 13, 2024
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Vibracoring in the Pitch and Tar Swamp

June 2024

From vibracoring to ground-penetrating radar, from Bacon’s Castle to St. Mary’s City, this year’s field school students have spent June learning a multi-disciplinary approach to archaeology […]

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July 15, 2024
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Second olive jar from the Factory

Mending Olive the Jars

Amanda Nedell, 2024 Curatorial Intern and Lauren Stephens, Collections Assistant Amanda Nedell recently completed an 8-week long internship with Jamestown’s Curatorial staff, focusing on a ceramic […]

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July 9, 2024
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Field school students and staff conduct archaeological excavations in front of the Archaearium museum.

May 2024

This year’s Archaeological Field School has begun and it’s “all hands on deck” just in front of the Archaearium. Seven 10-foot by 10-foot squares have been […]

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June 11, 2024
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Case bottle

“In conservation, this will probably be the hardest thing you ever do.”

Conservation of a large early 17th Century Case Bottle Jackie Bucklew, Conservation Intern In 2014 archaeologists Mary Anna Hartley and Danny Schmidt excavated fragments of a […]

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May 17, 2024
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The archaeological team does the final excavations of the 1617 church foundations prior to the installation of the glass portal.

April 2024

The 2024 field school is fast approaching and the team is readying their plans for the students’ arrival. The students will be excavating in four main […]

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May 15, 2024
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Violin Dendrochronology

Dendrochronology – Studying Tree Rings to Learn about an Antique Violin

May 13, 2024. Dr. Chuck Durfor, Senior Staff Archaeologist and Staff Photographer. Dendrochronology is the study of the size and spacing of tree rings within a […]

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May 13, 2024
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