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June 2017

Under the guidance of Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists in June, students in the 2017 Archaeological Field School opened new test units east of the churchyard. Our goals […]

May 2017

During May, the Jamestown Rediscovery archaeology team made major progress in the 1906 Memorial Church as we continued to excavate the interior. Since we began in […]

April 2017

During April, the Jamestown Rediscovery team continued excavations in the 1907 Memorial Church, site of three historic Jamestown churches. They focused on the Knight’s Tombstone and […]

The Real Dirt On Jamestown

The Real Dirt on Jamestown: A History of Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeology

Jamestown: The Truth Revealed

What was life really like for the band of adventurers who first set foot on the banks of the James River in 1607? Important as the […]

March 2017

Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists continued excavations in the 1907 Memorial Church this March, focusing on the foundations of the 1617 church. For decades visitors have been able […]

February 2017

This February, new discoveries in the Memorial Church boosted the Jamestown Rediscovery team’s optimism that more evidence of the third, fourth, and fifth churches on the […]

2017

Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists are examining the area in and around the 20th-century Memorial Church to look for evidence of two earlier churches—constructed c. 1617 and c. […]

January 2017

Although the recent tests in and around the church have been small, they have provided the team with invaluable explanations regarding previous excavations in the early […]

Zúñiga Square Shot Glass

Clear glass with tinted blue bottom and laser etched Jamestown Rediscovery logo. In 1608 Captain John Smith prepared two hand-drawn maps of James Fort and […]

Zúñiga Patch

Embroidered 3″ patch with iron-on backing. Text reads Historic Jamestowne and includes an image James Fort as depicted on the Zúñiga map. Black embroidery on gray […]

Colonial National Historical Park Hiking Medallion

In 1607, Jamestown settlers planted the cross of St. George, and the English colonial period in America began. When the Continental Army planted the Stars and […]

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