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The historical image of James Fort that is used as a logo for the Jamestown Rediscovery Project and Historic Jamestowne may be leading archaeologists to John Smith’s long-lost town.
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A flag on a map has led to the excavation of a new site that holds promises of additional discoveries. But archaeologists remain in a race with time and the tides to uncover what John Smith wrote in his last writings regarding the layout of the town.
All three of the greater Williamsburg area residents have drawn attention for decades with their dramatic archaeological discoveries.
In the 17th century, almost everybody smoked pipes, including children. Pipes are now key artifacts for archaeologists researching Jamestown and other early settlements.
Showed them english artifacts he had. whether he was telling the truth or not we don't know. he may have been trying to intimidate theenglish. >> you found artifacts at the new dig site that suggests to you that some of the lost colonists ended up there. >> yes. we found, in particular, two types of ceramic. one is made in the -- on the western coast of england, and it's part of a tall jar that was used to ship dried fish. so that's the kind of vessel that would go on ships going across the ocean. there is no other reason for it to be there unless it were brought by the lost colonists. and the...