Benjamin Knowles

Seawall excavations, June 2026

June 2026

June was a productive month for the archaeologists and collections teams thanks to the help of nine students from this year’s field school. The enlarged crew […]

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July 13, 2026
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The North Field excavations

May 2026

Construction of a new pathway continues to dictate the location of the excavations at Jamestown but every new square opened on the island has the potential […]

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June 22, 2026
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The excavations near the Seawall, April 27, 2026.

April 2026

Jamestown’s archaeologists are continuing to clear the way for the construction of a new flood-resistant pathway from the James Fort area to the Archaearium museum. Because […]

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May 27, 2026
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The "Bartmann Goes Global" group discusses Jamestown's Bartmann jug collection with staff.

March 2026

There have been some exciting developments this month at the dig north of the Memorial Church (the site called “North Church” by the archaeologists). A well […]

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April 10, 2026
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The archaeological team gently scrapes away the top layer of soil in the 1608 palisade extension squares to make features pop for record photography.

February 2026

North of the Memorial Church, at a site called “North Church” by the archaeologists, the team is working furiously to excavate the areas that will be […]

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March 10, 2026
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A winter storm has turned much of Jamestown into an ice rink.

January 2026

Jamestown’s archaeologists are excavating a series of 5’x 5′ squares in an area they’ve nicknamed “Pocahontas Plaza” because her statue is nearby. The location of the […]

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February 4, 2026
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Following the Dragon exhibit

December 2025

Just west of the 1680s Church Tower, the only surviving above-ground 17th-century structure at Jamestown, the archaeology team continues their excavations of the areas that will […]

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January 15, 2026
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Excavations outside the Church Tower

November 2025

Just outside the Church Tower entrance, the archaeology team is excavating several squares to prepare for the installation of Church drainage and a new visitor pathway […]

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January 6, 2026
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Flooding at Smithfield 10/13/2025

October 2025

Two conspicuous white, wood-framed, plastic-covered buildings sprung up at Jamestown this month, the semi-transparent plastic hiding the flurry of activity inside. The two buildings, one near […]

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January 5, 2026
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Staff Archaeologist Caitlin Delmas takes measurements of the postholes in a palisade running through the 1607 Burial Ground.

September 2025

At the 1607 Burial Ground the Jamestown Archaeologists are at work preparing the area for next month’s excavations of three colonists who died in the first […]

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October 14, 2025
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Three of the bone combs in the Jamestown collection

August 2025

In the area dubbed “West Arch” (West Archaearium) by the archaeologists, features both old and modern continue to be discovered. This site is very close to […]

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September 17, 2025
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2025 field school students at the cellar site with archaeological and collections staff

June 2025

Jamestown Rediscovery was happy to welcome eleven students to this year’s archaeological field school, where the archaeology and collections teams taught a hands-on archaeology primer from […]

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July 30, 2025
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