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August 2021

Though the heat may dampen our shirts with sweat, it certainly has not dampened our spirits! We have made significant progress at both of our sites, […]

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September 24, 2021
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July 2021

We are in the throes of the summer and in Virginia that means sunshine and humidity. For Jamestown, that also means amazing new discoveries!  Excavations continue both […]

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August 16, 2021
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June 2021

The summer—and our excavations—have been in full swing here at Jamestown over the last month. The team continues to excavate both at the historic Seawall, and […]

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July 14, 2021
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May 2021

As we move into summer, the crew is ramping up excavations for a productive season. All of our tests into features at Ditch 8 have been […]

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June 16, 2021
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April 2021

April showers have not stopped the team from making progress across the site! We are starting to excavate some exciting layers down at the Seawall and […]

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May 6, 2021
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March 2021

Over the past few weeks the team has made a great deal of progress. The recent warm temperatures have made for perfect excavation weather, and the […]

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March 26, 2021
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Probing Deep into Conservation

Reaching into the muck, the words “Is it a snaphaunce, a matchlock? It’s mostly brass covered in mud!” rang out amongst the crowd of local, national […]

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March 1, 2021
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February 2021

The combination of wind chill and precipitation the past month caused the crew to split their work between their excavations and their at-home projects. While several […]

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March 1, 2021
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Conserving a Jack of Plate

In 2005, while excavating a soldier’s pit (Pit 8), archaeologists came upon a mass of these small iron plates. Called a jack of plate, this artifact […]

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January 26, 2021
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January 2021

Though the holiday season may slow down our excavations for a short time, there are still plenty of projects to complete across the island! For the […]

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January 14, 2021
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December 2020

This holiday season we have a lot on our plates! The team is still hard at work at both the Ditch 8 and Seawall sites, and […]

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December 16, 2020
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November 2020

Autumn is rolling into Jamestown and the team is absolutely loving the milder temperatures! Since the Dead Shed site has been fully backfilled, everyone is now […]

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November 23, 2020
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