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Media Contact: Angel Johnston, Communications ManagerEmail: hjmedia@preservationvirginia.orgPhone: (757) 229-4997 x124 press releases March 5, 2024 New Technology Solves Lingering Questions in Jamestown Collection February 22, 2024 […]

August 2020

July and August have been busy months for the Jamestown Rediscovery team. Since our last Dig Update, we have opened two new excavation areas—along the Seawall […]

The Knight’s Tombstone

The Knight’s Tombstone was discovered by APVA excavators in 1901 prior to the 1907 construction of the Memorial Church. Carved from Belgium limestone, the tombstone is […]

Jamestown Bell Pewter Ornament

Made locally by Virginia Pewtersmith, this 3″ pewter ornament displays an image of the Jamestown church bell. In the course of over a century of excavations, archaeologists […]

Scissor Snuffer

Object number – #74535 Material – Copper Alloy Place of Origin – Europe Date – c. 1608-1610 Context – First Well Location – Collections Category – […]

The Virtual Fort

The Virtual Fort project is a new initiative to develop digital 3-dimensional (3-D) models of James Fort at significant points in its history. 3-D modeling involves […]

Archaeology Day

Join us on Saturday, October 8, as Historic Jamestowne commemorates Virginia Archaeology Month. This year, the Jamestown Rediscovery team was selected by the Virginia Department of […]

July 2019

Jamestown Rediscovery kicked off July by joining the Colonial National Park and Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg in hosting the third Community Outreach Meeting. […]

Media Coverage

Finding the grave thought to belong to Governor Sir George Yeardley, who presided over the first representative assembly, attracted media attention. Learn more about this discovery […]

Scientific Analyses

The Jamestown Rediscovery team is currently working with specialists to collect and analyze evidence to try to prove whether the man buried in the chancel grave […]

Previous Archaeology

Soon after the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) acquired their portion of Jamestown Island in 1893, they protected the shoreline from further erosion, […]

September 2017

In the early 20th century, as construction crews built the seawall around the western tip of Jamestown Island, they encountered a bronze bell fragment. They did […]

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