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Inside the Vault Tour

Select days year-round

Inside the Vault takes you behind the scenes to the Jamestown archaeology lab and collections facility. Visitors will tour the lab with a senior team member to learn about our collection of more than four million artifacts recovered by Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists since 1994. Program attendees will also have the opportunity to see conservation and collections projects in progress.

This program is held in the Jamestown Rediscovery Research Center. Attendees will meet a curator at the Pocahontas statue, then walk to the Vault.

This ticket does not include admission to Historic Jamestowne.
— Recommended for ages 16+
— Attendees should show their receipt to their guide at the statue.

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English Penny, Charles II

Object number – 02263-JR Material – Coin: Silver Place of Origin – England Date – 1660 – 1685 Context – Statehouse Location – Collections Category – […]

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Bone Artifacts

Object number – Various Material – Bone Place of Origin – Various Date – c. 1607-1624 Context – James Fort Location – Archaearium, Collections Category – […]

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March 2023

Shovels, pickaxes, and trowels are hard at work all over Jamestown. Work continues on an early 17th-century well found just outside James Fort’s north bulwark. Across […]

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Chesapecten jeffersonius

Object number – 03812-JR Material – Fossil Place of Origin – Virginia Date – Prehistoric Context – Drummond’s House Location – Archaearium Category – Featured Finds […]

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Kids Camp

Are you ready to dig deeper into Jamestown’s history? Join us for a week of archaeology and fun as you learn to uncover pieces of the […]

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Protected: 2023 Kids Camp Registration: July 17-21

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Faunal Bone

Object number – Various Material – Bone Place of Origin – Chesapeake Bay, England Date – c. 1610-1611 Context – James Fort Location – Collections Category […]

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Human Remains

Object number – Various Material – Bone Place of Origin – England Date – 17th Century Context – James Fort Location – Archaearium, Collections Category – […]

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Tooth Puller

Object number – 03812-JR Material – Iron Place of Origin – England Date – ca. 1608 Context – Second Well Location – Archaearium Category – Health […]

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Zúñiga Sunset Tee

In 1608 Captain John Smith prepared two hand-drawn maps of James Fort and eastern Virginia to send back to England. While both maps are now lost, […]

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