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Archaeologists in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, believe they have uncovered Revolutionary War barracks, as officials prepared to break ground for a new sports complex.

The first-of-its-kind find at Colonial Williamsburg uncovered artifacts from dining ware to gun hardware.

According to Colonial Williamsburg, 18th century maps of the area and other documents make reference to a barracks that had been constructed beginning in 1776 to accommodate up to 2,000 soldiers and 100 horses.

Estimated to have been built in the last third of the 1600s, the structure is one of only about 10 Middle Plantation buildings found within the vicinity of the city’s historic area.

Archaeologists in Virginia have discovered three graves containing the remains of Confederate soldiers, amputated limbs and artifacts.

Archaeologists in Virginia have discovered three graves containing the remains of Confederate soldiers, amputated limbs and artifacts.

Researchers are trying to identify the men who died after the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862

Archaeologists in Williamsburg, Va., have uncovered the remains of four Confederate soldiers.

Archaeologists also discovered several artifacts near Powder Magazine once used to store ammunition in the 1700s.

Dozens of community members and students from the Catholic University of America worked this week to identify the final resting places for hundreds of enslaved African Americans behind a chapel in Maryland.