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“When the snow melts and it gets underneath your tarps, it all turns to mud, which is tricky,” Gary said. “It’s harder to see and you have to take time to clean in order to see the features again.”

In a little over four months, the church has already begun to see progress.

WILLIAMSBURG — As the Colonial Williamsburg Foundations archaeology team continues its year-long dig at the powder magazine, their findings reveal the current interpretation of the structure does not reflect its

Archaeologists have uncovered the foundation of one of the country's oldest black churches from Colonial times. The congregation of First Baptist of Williamsburg began meeting secretly outdoors in 1776, but much of its history was lost when the building was covered over by a parking lot. Now, black and white Americans are coming together to tell the whole story.

A team of archaeologists in Virginia have discovered what they believe to be the remains of the first permanent structure for one of the oldest African-American congregations in the United States.

In the early 1800s when enslaved and free Black Americans wore their Sunday best to the Baptist Meeting House in Williamsburg, Va., the straight pins used to fasten women's clothing would sometimes come loose and fall to the floor.

A team of archaeologists in Virginia have discovered what they believe to be the remains of the first permanent structure for one of the oldest African-American congregations in the United States.

A team of archaeologists in Virginia have discovered what they believe to be the remains of the first permanent structure for one of the oldest African-American congregations in the United States.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The brick foundation of one of the nations oldest Black churches has been unearthed at Colonial Williamsburg, a living history museum in Virginia that continues to

The project's lead archaeologist said the discovery dates back to the early 1800s.