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Mary Jeffery Galt

with her own hands Remarkably, the first intensive excavations conducted at Jamestown were directed by a woman. Mary Jeffery Galt, shortly after she co-founded the Association […]

What is an “Art”ifact?

Archaeologists rely on both art and science to know more about the past. Old paintings and drawings show what kinds of tools people used, what foods […]

History Timeline

explore the history of jamestown’s early years The Fort Period at Jamestown lasted from 1607, when the first colonists arrived, to circa 1624. By then, the […]

Watch a Conservator

Archaeologists at Jamestown excavate artifacts that have been buried in the ground for many years. Over time, these objects naturally decay, rust, or fall apart. A […]

Raeren Stoneware

Material – Stoneware Place of Origin – Raeren, Belgium Date – 16th-18th century Location– Archaearium, Collections Vessels made by stoneware potters in Raeren, a town in […]

Maiolica

Material – Earthenware Place of Origin – Italy Date – 16th-17th century Location – Collections Maiolica is the name given to tin-glazed earthenware manufactured in Italy […]

Midlands Purple

Material – Earthenware Place of Origin – England Date – Late 14th/early 15th-18th century Location – Collections Midlands purple is a high-fired earthenware made as early […]

Native Ceramics

Essex Post-Medieval Blackware

Material – Earthenware Place of Origin – Essex, England Date – 16th-17th century Location – Collections Essex post-medieval blackware (EPMB) developed from the medieval English black-glazed […]