Mysterious Knights Tomb: Oldest Gravestone in America? JamestownRediscovery 2026-09-23 | Mysterious Knights Tomb: Oldest Gravestone in America?
Dig Deeper Episode 69 - The Governors Well Part III - The Final Story a 360 Video JamestownRediscovery 2024-04-18 | Director of Archaeology Dave Givens, Senior Staff Archaeologists, Mary Anna R. Hartley and Sean Romo, and Staff Archaeologist Natalie Reid describe the excavations of the c. 1617 Well found at Historic Jamestowne. This discussion includes how the well was discovered, implementation of safety protocols (i.e., well ring), the artifacts recovered, and how the ongoing damage resulting from climate change at Jamestown, necessitated excavations as soon as possible.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #amazingfacts #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto #well #colonial #america #virginia #history #america #Americanhistory #civilwar #1861 #fortpocahontas #FortPocahontas #360 #360video #english
Dig Deeper Episode 68 - A Dirt Surgeons Perspective on the 1607 Burial Ground - 2023 Update JamestownRediscovery 2024-01-03 | David M. Givens, Director of Archaeology, Jamestown Rediscovery provides an update of the recent excavations in the 1607 Burial Ground at Historic Jamestowne. This includes how: 1) Ground Penetrating Radar can assist in detecting burial remains, 2) the value of aDNA research in learning about these earliest Englishmen in America, and 3) the preliminary forensic findings.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto #burial #colonial #america #virginia #aDNA #ancientDNA #gpr #radar
Finding a Dagger in a 400 Year Old Well at Historic Jamestowne JamestownRediscovery 2023-09-22 | Jamestown Rediscovery's Director of Archaeology David M. Givens and Senior Staff Archaeologist Mary Anna R. Hartley, introduce a short video showing the ongoing dig in a c. 1617 well at Historic Jamestowne. In the video a dagger discarded over 400 years ago is recovered from close to the bottom of the well.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #amazingfacts #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto #well #colonial #america #virginia #history #america #Americanhistory #weapon #dagger
Dig Deeper Episode 67 - The Flag Ditch Part 1: A Lost Town? JamestownRediscovery 2023-07-26 | Jamestown Rediscovery's Natalie Reid (Archaeologist) and David Givens (Directory of Archaeology) explain an exciting new find at Historic Jamestowne. In this video you will learn about the discovery of a feature present on a map Captain John Smith sent to England in June of 1608 and how it may be the key to finding where many of the colonists lived and died during the 1609-1610 Starving Time.
Dig Deeper Episode 66 - Down in a Well, Part II: Under the Moat JamestownRediscovery 2023-05-23 | Jamestown Rediscovery Site Supervisor Anna Shackelford provides an update on the exciting c. 1617 well discovered last fall (see Dig Deeper Episode 60) and how excavation in the first months of 2023 led to a fully exposed well ring and builders’ trench. The video explains this complex feature containing a portion of the 1608 Ditch found on Zuniga map of Jamestown, the c. 1617 well, and a portion of the 1861 dry moat associated with the Confederate Fort Pocahontas. The video also discusses how future excavations of the well will be performed and potential artifacts that may be recovered.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #amazingfacts #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto #well #colonial #america #virginia #history #america #Americanhistory #civilwar #1861 #fortpocahontas #FortPocahontas
Dig Deeper Episode 65 - Good Vibrations: Drilling into the Mysteries Beneath the Pitch and Tar Swamp JamestownRediscovery 2023-03-27 | Vibracore expert Dr. Dave Leslie (TerraSearch Geophysical - terrasearchgeo.com, Heritage Consultants - heritage-consultants.com, and University of Connecticut - https://earthsciences.uconn.edu/) and Jamestown Rediscovery’s Director of Archaeology, Dave Givens, describe the ongoing examination of the human occupation of Jamestown Island during the past 15,000 years. The current approach uses vibracoring to collect soil samples that are up to 10 feet below the Pitch and Tar Swamp. Such studies can show the presence of and how the First Peoples lived on Jamestown Island as well as the arrival of early English settlers and later 19th century industrial manufacturing. Vibracore samples can create a timeline of the past history and predictions for the rate of future sea level rise that may submerge large parts of Jamestown Island. Through this video learn how soil core samples were prepared and see the first results of this study.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto #colonial #america #virginia #vibracore #soil #colony #conservation #geology #archaeology #AmericanHistory #climatechange #climate #sealevel #sealevelrise #goodvibrations
Dig Deeper Episode 64 - Locksmithing: Making a Colonial Lock JamestownRediscovery 2023-03-02 | Blacksmith and Historic Jamestowne interpreter Stephen Mankowski describes how he designed and recreated a 400 year old Banbury Lock, whose original parts were found at Jamestown. This includes a visit to the Jamestown Rediscovery “Dry Room” where 400 year old iron artifacts are stored, a discussion of the different parts of a lock, and how the lock mechanism functions. The video also shows Stephen working in his home forge building the lock deadbolt from wrought iron stock.Finally, he shows the completed replica lock and how it functions.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto #colonial #america #virginia #aDNA #ancientDNA #colony #banburylock #conservation #blacksmith #archaeology #AmericanHistory#conservation #locks
Dig Deeper Episode 63 - Under the Rubble Part 3: All Along the Watchtower JamestownRediscovery 2023-02-10 | Jamestown Rediscovery's Site Supervisor Anna Shackelford describes the final results of excavations that occurred from 2021 - 2023 at a site north of the 1906 Memorial Church Tower. This information includes exciting finds such as such as postholes that may be associated with a watchtower attached to the 1607 palisade line as well as several early 17th century artifacts (e.g., brigandine armor and a complete matchlock lockplate). Jamestown Rediscovery conservator Don Warmke, then describes why this complete matchlock lockplate is rare and an exciting find. He also tells how such iron artifacts are conserved to permit future research and/or display.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto #colonial #america #virginia #aDNA #ancientDNA #firearms #colony #matchlock #conservation
Dig Deeper Episode 62 - A Dirt Surgeons Perspective on the 1607 Burial Ground JamestownRediscovery 2023-01-27 | David M. Givens, Director of Archaeology, Jamestown Rediscovery describes the processes of and results from excavating three of the oldest English settlers in North America.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto #burial #colonial #america #virginia #aDNA #ancientDNA #gpr #radar
Dig Deeper Episode 61 - Roads, Ditches, and Postholes, Final Finds Near the Swamp JamestownRediscovery 2023-01-13 | Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeologists Caitlin Delmas and Hannah Barch describe new features and artifacts discovered during excavation at the edge of the Pitch and Tar Swamp on Jamestown Island.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto #burial #colonial #america #virginia
Dig Deeper Episode 60 - Down in a Well, Part I: From 1861 to 1617 in Four Feet JamestownRediscovery 2022-12-02 | Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeologists Natalie Reid and Brenna Fennessey describe the recent discovery of an early 17th century well at Historic Jamestown that was located in the Dry Moat of the 1861 Confederate Fort Pocahontas. The video also highlights the significant contributions of the 2022 Jamestown Rediscovery Kid's Camp in finding this well.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #amazingfacts #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto #well #colonial #america #virginia #history #america #Americanhistory #civilwar #1861 #fortpocahontas #kidscamp #FortPocahontas
Dig Deeper Episode 59 - Excavation of a Possible Grave Near the Pitch and Tar Swamp. JamestownRediscovery 2022-11-17 | Jamestown Rediscovery Senior Staff Archaeologist, Sean Romo, describes the findings of a recent potential burial excavation on the edge of Jamestown Island's Pitch and Tar swamp.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto #burial #colonial #america #virginia
Dig Deeper Episode 58 - Under the Rubble, Part II: Early Buildings and Features in the Churchyard JamestownRediscovery 2022-10-07 | Jamestown Rediscovery’s, Site Supervisor, Anna Shackelford describes the recent findings of archaeological excavations immediately north of the Memorial Church at Historic Jamestown. This includes both historic features and early artifacts.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto
Dig Deeper Episode 57 - Under the Rubble, Part I: New Finds in Jamestowns Churchyard JamestownRediscovery 2022-09-17 | Jamestown Rediscovery’s, Site Supervisor, Anna Shackelford describes the recent findings of archaeological excavations immediately north of the Memorial Church at Historic Jamestown. This includes both the historic features found as well as early artifacts from the English colonists.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto
Dig Deeper Episode 56 - Archaeology 101, Part II: Layers and Stratigraphy JamestownRediscovery 2022-08-26 | In this educational video, Jamestown Rediscovery Senior Staff Archaeologists Mary Anna R. Hartley and Sean Romo offer insight into how to read and excavate different soil layers to learn about past activities at Historic Jamestowne.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto
Finding Evidence through Science JamestownRediscovery 2022-08-04 | A team of archaeologists and scientists from the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation at Historic Jamestowne and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have identified the remains of four men buried in Jamestown’s recently discovered historic 1608 church, where Pocahontas married John Rolfe. These men were prominent leaders who helped shape the course of English America during its earliest years. The discoveries associated with these four burials led to numerous scientific endevours. Only a few years ago many of these discoveries would not have been possible, but with recent scientific and technological advances more of the buried truth can be revealed. The following video serves as a teaser for some of the many avenues of study that were spawned from the discovery of unique artifacts in the burials, and from the physical remains. To learn more please visit historicjamestowne.org and https://3D.si.edu to see a digital model of the burial site.
Dig Deeper Episode 55 - Archaeology 101 JamestownRediscovery 2022-08-03 | Jamestown Rediscovery Senior Archaeologists Mary Anna Hartley and Sean Romo describe some the basics of archaeology including, site selection, setting up a test unit for excavation, and how soil layers and artifacts can help define changes in a site over time.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #education #EndangeredHistoricSites #howto
Dig Deeper Episode 54 Family Archaeology JamestownRediscovery 2022-07-01 | Dig Deeper celebrates the re-opening of the Education Shed (Ed Shed) with this video. Archaeologist and Ed Shed Manager Natalie Reid explains the design of this hands on exhibit at Historic Jamestown as well as introducing the Ed Shed Interns who describe each of the major activities.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #handsonscience #EndangeredHistoricSites #education #gis #johnsmith #1609
Dig Deeper Episode 53 - Preparing for the Future: The 2022 Field School and Climate Challenges JamestownRediscovery 2022-06-27 | David M. Givens, Jamestown Rediscovery’s Director of Archaeology, discusses that factors that led to Jamestown Island being identified this year as one of the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places by The National Trust for Historic Preservation. In addition, David also describes the start of the 2022 Jamestown Field School and how awareness of threatened areas on the Island led to the selection of specific digging sites this summer.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #field school #EndangeredHistoricSites
Dig Deeper Episode 52 - Digging Even Deeper: Answering Viewer Questions, Part IV JamestownRediscovery 2022-06-15 | The Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeology Team provides answers to many of the viewers' questions. Topics such as how archaeological sites are selected, when will the burials in the Memorial Church graveyard be dug, how can you identify archaeological features from soil stains, and has Jamestown Rediscovery been featured in TV shows are discussed. #Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #BaconsRebellion
Dig Deeper Episode 51 - Digging Even Deeper: Answering Viewer Questions, Part III JamestownRediscovery 2022-05-26 | The Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeology Team provides answers to many of the viewers' questions. Topics such as how archaeological sites are selected and dug, how artifacts are buried in the soil, and how archaeological sites are protected from the weather are covered. At the conclusion of the video some of the background video staff offer there thanks for you well considered questions.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #BaconsRebellion
A Special Announcement from Historic Jamestowne-1 JamestownRediscovery 2022-05-05 | The Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation, its parent organization Preservation Virginia, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation invite you to an announcement about critical preservation efforts at Jamestown. We hope you will join our livestream, May 4 at 10:00 a.m. EST.
Dig Deeper Episode 50 - The Church Tower Dig, Part IV: A Fire Understood JamestownRediscovery 2022-04-28 | Jamestown Rediscovery Site Supervisor Anna Shackelford describes the finds at the dig site immediately west of the late 17th Century Church Tower at Historic Jamestowne. Review of historic documents and archaeological study of artifacts and soil strata identified the site of first church tower (possibly built in 1617) at Historic Jamestowne. This timber-framed tower was most likely part of the church constructed in 1617, incorporated into the subsequent brick church built between 1639-1647, and burned to the ground during Bacon's Rebellion on September 19, 1676. The brick church tower remaining at Jamestown today was built atop the remains of that burned initial church tower in the later part of the 17th century.If you wish to learn more about this Dig Site, please view:The Church Tower Dig, Part I: A Mysterious Fire – Dig Deeper, Episode 35, youtu.be/TaTZZ62MZrMThe Church Tower Dig, Part II: Telling Time with Artifacts – Dig Deeper, Episode 36, youtu.be/oneoWyRnIZ4The Church Tower Dig, Part III: Outlaw Talks North Devon Sgraffito – Dig Deeper, Episode 37, youtu.be/-AOK2KiJgKsAnd to learn more about how we work with Window Leads, please view:What Secret Can Window Lead Reveal? – Dig Deeper, Episode 38,youtu.be/5IVpIaf95Pk#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories #BaconsRebellion #
Dig Deeper Episode #49 - Locked and Loaded, Part IV: Conserving to Preserve JamestownRediscovery 2022-04-22 | The Dig Deeper series celebrates the first public display of a 400 year old Roman Lock Pistol in the Nathalie P. & Alan M. Voorhees Archaearium Museum at Historic Jamestowne with this video series.Part 4 - In this video, Jamestown Rediscovery Conservator, Dr. James (Chris) Wilkins tells the rest of the story about how this unique pistol was conserved over a 15 year period and why this effort was particularly challenging.Part 1 (Dig Deeper # 46) - In a previous video, David Givens (Director of Archaeology at Jamestown Rediscovery) describes why finding artifacts in a well can be very rewarding. In addition, he describes his successful recovery of a loaded pistol from the bottom of a Jamestown well dug c. 1611. - youtu.be/Fs7LnshAEVsPart 2 (Dig Deeper #47) - In a previous video, Michael D. Lavin (Jamestown Rediscovery’s Director of Collections & Conservation) discusses the types of firearms used 400 years ago at Jamestown. This includes a detailed description of the 400 year old Roman Lock Pistol and why it is a uniquely rare find. - youtu.be/mFIgTYJRA9YPart 3 - In a previous video, Jamestown Rediscovery Conservator, Dr. James (Chris) Wilkins explains how this unique pistol was conserved over a 15 year period and why this effort was particularly challenging. youtu.be/paZUlNp3T5cIf you would like to see an endoscopic view down the pistol's barrel, please view our previously released Youtube video,"Endoscopy of a Pistol Barrel” - youtu.be/XF2xqHef2AMIf you would like to see how the wood in the pistol stock was identified, please view our previously released Youtube video, “Wood identification on the pistol stock recovered in 2006” - youtu.be/zw78PMaSAloIf you would like to see a matchlock rifle in use, please view our previously released Youtube video, "Matchlock Musket Demonstration with Armor (Live Rounds),” youtu.be/X1WwQkeDuXs#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #pistol #firearm #matchlock #Romanlock #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #1600 #conservation #artifact #conservation #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories
Dig Deeper Episode 48 - Locked and Loaded, Part III: Amazing Artifact, Challenging Conservation JamestownRediscovery 2022-03-30 | The Dig Deeper series celebrates the first public display of a 400 year old Roman Lock Pistol in the Nathalie P. & Alan M. Voorhees Archaearium Museum at Historic Jamestowne with this video series.Part 1 (Dig Deeper # 46) - In a previous video, David Givens (Director of Archaeology at Jamestown Rediscovery) describes why finding artifacts in a well can be very rewarding. In addition, he describes his successful recovery of a loaded pistol from the bottom of a Jamestown well dug c. 1611. - youtu.be/Fs7LnshAEVsPart 2 (Dig Deeper #47) - In a previous video, Michael D. Lavin (Jamestown Rediscovery’s Director of Collections & Conservation) discusses the types of firearms used 400 years ago at Jamestown. This includes a detailed description of the 400 year old Roman Lock Pistol and why it is a uniquely rare find. - youtu.be/mFIgTYJRA9YPart 3 - In this video, Jamestown Rediscovery Conservator, Dr. James (Chris) Wilkins explains how this unique pistol was conserved over a 15 year period and why this effort was particularly challenging. If you would like to see an endoscopic view down the pistol's barrel, please view our previously released Youtube video,"Endoscopy of a Pistol Barrel” - youtu.be/XF2xqHef2AMIf you would like to see how the wood in the pistol stock was identified, please view our previously released Youtube video, “Wood identification on the pistol stock recovered in 2006” - youtu.be/zw78PMaSAloIf you would like to see a matchlock rifle in use, please view our previously released Youtube video, "Matchlock Musket Demonstration with Armor (Live Rounds),” youtu.be/X1WwQkeDuXs#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #pistol #firearm #matchlock #Romanlock #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #1600 #conservation #artifact #conservation #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories
March 22, 2022, A Time for Remembrance JamestownRediscovery 2022-03-25 | This month, Jamestown Rediscovery commemorates the 400th anniversary of a somber event that causes us to confront the difficult and complex history of Jamestown. On March 22, 1622, the English settlers awoke confident in the peace they had enjoyed with the Powhatan people since the marriage of John Rolfe and Pocahontas eight years earlier. They had established families and increased the number of English colonists exponentially. To the English, there was a league of “peace and amity” between themselves and the native peoples of Virginia, a peace that Chief Opechancanough claimed would hold as the “sky should sooner fall.”Yet that morning, the sky fell. Opechancanough had instructed bands of Powhatan warriors from among the core tribes to strike English settlements from the coast to the falls of the James River. Nearly one-quarter of the English colony was killed in a single day. The college, lands, and ironworks were destroyed and never rebuilt. The English cried “massacre” and felt betrayed by their former allies. But from the Powhatan perspective, this attack was a final attempt to drive English invaders from their lands. They saw the ever-expanding English colony as a threat to their hunting grounds, their religion, and their culture. Opechancanough was striking back against a colonial power that threatened his people’s existence.The service of remembrance in this video, reflects upon the long series of events that led to this conflict and how 28 years of archaeology at Historic Jamestowne has provided insight into the First Peoples, the First Africans and the First English settlers in America.0:00 - Welcome - Dr. James Horn, President and Chief Officer, Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation9:15 - The Long Series of Events that Led to this Conflict - Mark Summers, Director of Public & Youth Programs, Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation29:30 - Archaeology Finds at Historic Jamestown - David M. Givens, Director of Archaeology, Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation41:50 - Jamestown Society Wreath Presentation - Bonnie Hofmeyer, Executive Director, Jamestowne Society43:10 - Presentation of Eagle Feathers to the Visiting Tribal Chiefs (i.e., Chief Keith Anderson, Nansemond Indian Nation, Chief Walter "Red Hawk" Brown, Cheroenhaka Nottoway Tribe of Virginia, and Chief Charles Bullock, Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia) - Shane Shortt, Manager Buildings and Grounds, Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation and Member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior, Chippewa Indians
Dig Deeper Episode 47- Locked and Loaded, Part II: Anatomy of a Roman Lock Pistol JamestownRediscovery 2022-03-11 | The Dig Deeper series is celebrating the first public display of a 400 year old Roman Lock Pistol in the Nathalie P. & Alan M. Voorhees Archaearium Museum at Historic Jamestowne. Part 1 (Dig Deeper # 46) - In a previous video David Givens (Director of Archaeology at Jamestown Rediscovery) describes why finding artifacts in a well can be very rewarding. In addition, he describes his successful recovery of a loaded pistol from the bottom of a Jamestown well dug c. 1611. - youtu.be/Fs7LnshAEVsPart 2 (Dig Deeper #47) - In this video Michael D. Lavin (Jamestown Rediscovery’s Director of Collections & Conservation) discusses the types of firearms used 400 years ago at Jamestown. This includes a detailed description of the 400 year old Roman Lock Pistol and why it is a uniquely rare find. Part 3 (to be released end of March 2022), Jamestown Rediscovery Conservator, Dr. James (Chris) Wilkins explains how this unique pistol was conserved over a 15 year period and why this effort was particularly challenging. If you would like to see an endoscopic view down the pistol's double-loaded barrel, please view our previously released Youtube video,"Endoscopy of a Pistol Barrel” - youtu.be/XF2xqHef2AMIf you would like to see how the wood in the pistol stock was identified, please view our previously released Youtube video, “Wood identification on the pistol stock recovered in 2006” - youtu.be/zw78PMaSAloIf you would like to see a matchlock rifle in use, please view our previously released Youtube video, "Matchlock Musket Demonstration with Armor (Live Rounds),” youtu.be/X1WwQkeDuXs#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #pistol #firearm #matchlock #Romanlock #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #17thcentury #1600 #conservation #artifact #conservation #ArchaeologicalFinds #Amazing #Artifacts #Viral_Stories
Dig Deeper - 46 - Locked and Loaded, Part I: Recovering a Roman Lock Pistol from a 400 Year Old Well JamestownRediscovery 2022-03-01 | Dig Deeper Episode 46 celebrates the first public display of a 400 year old Roman Lock Pistol in the Nathalie P. & Alan M. Voorhees Archaearium Museum at Historic Jamestowne. In Part 1 - David Givens (Director of Archaeology at Jamestown Rediscovery) describes why finding artifacts in a well can be very rewarding. In addition, he describes his successful recovery of a loaded pistol from the bottom of a Jamestown well dug c. 1611.In Part 2 (to be released mid-March 2002), Michael D. Lavin, Jamestown Rediscovery’s Director of Collections & Conservation, provides information on the types of firearms used 400 years ago at Jamestown. This information includes a detailed description of the 400 year old Roman Lock Pistol and why it is a uniquely rare find.In Part 3 (to be released end of March 2022), Jamestown Rediscovery Conservator, Dr. James (Chris) Wilkins explains how this unique pistol was conserved over a 15 year period and why this effort was particularly challenging. Finally, should you be interested in learning about the wood present in the pistol stock please view our previously released Youtube video, “Wood identification on the pistol stock recovered in 2006” at youtu.be/zw78PMaSAlo#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #pistol #firearm #matchlock #Romanlock #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #JackofPlate #17thcentury #1600 #conservation #artifact #conservation
Dig Deeper Episode 45 - The Jack of Plate Armor, Part II Blacksmithing a Replica JamestownRediscovery 2022-02-15 | Blacksmith and Historic Trades Interpreter Shel Browder, discusses how aspects of a 400 year old Jack of Plate armor (excavated at Historic Jamestowne) influenced his design of a wearable replica. He also describes the methods he is using to construct this Jack of Plate armor that will subsequently be part of future historical interpretation programs at Jamestown.#Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #Armour #Armor #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #JackofPlate #17thcentury #1600 #conservation #artifact #blacksmith #platearmor #platearmour
Dig Deeper Episode 44 - The Jack of Plate Armor, Part I Recovery and Conservation JamestownRediscovery 2022-01-31 | Dig Deeper Episode 44 - The Jack of Plate Armor, Part I Recovery and Conservation In "Dig Deeper Episode 44 - The Jack of Plate Armor, Part I Recovery and Conservation," Jamestown Rediscovery Senior Conservator, Dan Gamble describes the excavation and conservation of a very unique and 400 year old piece of armor, a Jack of Plate. One of only a few complete samples in the United States, this armor was perfectly suited to the needs of the earliest English colonists."In Dig Deeper Episode 45 - The Jack of Plate Armor, Part II Blacksmithing a Replica," (to be released in mid-February 2002), Blacksmith and Historic Trade Interpreter Shel Browder, discusses how aspects of a 400 year old Jack of Plate armor (excavated at Historic Jamestowne) influenced his design of a wearable replica. He also describes the methods he is using to construct this Jack of Plate armor that will subsequently be part of future historical interpretation programs at Jamestown. #Jamestown #JamesFort #JamestownRediscovery #archaeology #HistoricJamestowne #Armour #Armor #JamestownIsland #Jamestownsettlement #JamestownColony #JackofPlate #17thcentury #1600 #conservation #artifact #blacksmith #platearmor #platearmour
Experimental GPR at the 1608 Palisade - Dig Deeper, Episode 43 JamestownRediscovery 2022-01-10 | Jamestown Rediscovery Director of Archaeology, David M. Givens and Peter Leach, (Archaeology and Forensics Application Specialist, GSSI, Inc) explore the use of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to digitally trowel one of the earliest features built by English settlers, i.e., the 1608 Palisade Wall at James Fort. In this video, David Givens describes the physical location and appearance of this early defensive structure. Peter Leach then explains how GPR can find archaeological features before they are excavated. To learn the best way to collect GPR results, David and Peter experiment with 2 different frequency GPR instruments, each set in two different antenna orientations (i.e., normal and cross-polarization). This video offers both GPR-novices and GPR-experienced personnel important insight into how to collect and interpret GPR results from an archaeological feature. #Jamestown#JamesFort#JamestownRediscovery#archaeology#HistoricJamestowne#GPR#JamestownIsland#Jamestownsettlement#JamestownColony#GroundPenetratingRadar#1608#palisade#17thcentury#1600#cross-polarization#GSSI
Intact Rubble Layers Offer Insight into the Churchyard - Dig Deeper, Episode 42 JamestownRediscovery 2021-12-13 | Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeologists Caitlin Delmas, Kalen Anderson, Natalie Reid, and Jack Schreiber describe the recent features and artifacts found during the current excavations just north of the Church Tower at Historic Jamestowne.#Jamestown#JamesFort#JamestownRediscovery#archaeology#HistoricJamestowne#artifacts#JamestownIsland#Jamestownsettlement#JamestownColony#armor#ceramics#midden#17th century#1600#BaconsRebellion#plaster#ChurchTower
“One man gathers what another man spills”: Dig Deeper Episode 41 - Digging a 17th-Century Midden JamestownRediscovery 2021-11-22 | Jamestown Rediscovery Site Supervisor Anna Shackelford and Staff Archaeologist Ryan Krank describe the ongoing work at the southeast corner of the 1607 James Fort dig site. This work, which is seeking to find evidence of the first and most important line of defense for the earliest settlers, required excavation of several historical layers. One interesting layer was a midden containing numerous mid 17th century artifacts. The video reviews the previous archaeology in this area and discusses the many interesting features and ceramic, faunal, and iron artifacts found in this dig site.#Jamestown#JamesFort#JamestownRediscovery#archaeology#HistoricJamestown#artifacts#JamestownIsland#Jamestownsettlement#JamestownColony#armor#ceramics#midden#17th century#1600
Exploring Outside the 1607 James Fort Wall – Dig Deeper, Episode 40 JamestownRediscovery 2021-09-29 | Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeologists Caitlin Delmas and Jack Schreiber discuss a new dig site that is just outside the eastern palisade line of the 1607 James Fort. This video describes previous digs in a near by location, artifacts that were found and the exciting discovery of potential building materials from the foundation of the 1617 Jamestown Church.#Jamestown#JamesFort#JamestownRediscovery#archaeology#HistoricJamestown#artifacts#JamestownIsland#Jamestownsettlement#JamestownColony#armor
Picking the Church Lock – Dig Deeper, Episode 39 JamestownRediscovery 2021-08-24 | Blacksmith, Stephen Mankowski, discusses how he designed and recreated a lock for the church door at Historic Jamestowne. This includes a visit to the Jamestown Rediscovery “Dry Room” where 400 year old iron artifacts are stored as well as Stephen’s description of how he researched English locks constructed in the 17th-19th centuries. Stephen concludes by discussing how he forged the period-appropriate lock and illustrating the lock mechanism.#Jamestown#JamesFort#JamestownRediscovery#archaeology#HistoricJamestown#artifact#JamestownIsland#Jamestownsettlement#JamestownColony#blacksmith#archaeology#AmericanHistory#conservation#colonial#17thcentury#locks
What Secret Can Window Lead Reveal? – Dig Deeper, Episode 38 JamestownRediscovery 2021-07-12 | Jamestown Rediscovery’s Senior Conservator, Dan Gamble, shows how an under appreciated artifact, window lead, can help tell the date an archaeological site was in use.The video draws on two previous Dig Deeper Episodes discussing the archaeology of the site where the window lead was found: "The Church Tower Dig, Part I: A Mysterious Fire - Dig Deeper, Episode 35"youtu.be/TaTZZ62MZrM"The Church Tower Dig, Part II: Telling Time with Artifacts - Dig Deeper, Episode 36"youtu.be/oneoWyRnIZ4#Jamestown#JamesFort#JamestownRediscovery#archaeology#HistoricJamestown#artifact#JamestownIsland#Jamestownsettlement#JamestownColony#windowlead#archaeology#AmericanHistory#conservation#colonial#17thcentury#BaconsRebellion
The Church Tower Dig, Part III: Outlaw Talks North Devon Sgraffito – Dig Deeper, Episode 37 JamestownRediscovery 2021-06-19 | Historic Jamestowne’s Senior Curator, Merry A. Outlaw and Curator, Leah Stricker, discuss the pottery artifacts found during recent excavations outside the Church Tower on Jamestown Island. They also compare these recently uncovered artifacts with other North Devon Sgraffito Slipware ceramics and explain how knowing the form and decorations of these beautiful ceramics can date the pottery to the middle or late 1600s This conversation also draws upon Merry Outlaw’s previous publication (“Scratched in Clay: Seventeenth-Century North Devon Slipware at Jamestown, Virginia") published in the 2002 edition of Ceramics in America which may be viewed at:http://www.chipstone.org/article.php/35/Ceramics-in-America-2002/Scratched-in-Clay:-Seventeenth-Century-North-Devon-Slipware-at-Jamestown,-Virginia-The video draws on two previous Dig Deeper Episodes discussing the archaeology of the site where the pottery was found: "The Church Tower Dig, Part I: A Mysterious Fire - Dig Deeper, Episode 35"youtu.be/TaTZZ62MZrM"The Church Tower Dig, Part II: Telling Time with Artifacts - Dig Deeper, Episode 36"youtu.be/oneoWyRnIZ4#Jamestown#JamesFort#Pocahontas#JohnSmith#JamestownRediscovery#archaeology#HistoricJamestown#artifacts#JamestownIsland#Jamestownsettlement#JamestownColony#NorthDevon
The Church Tower Dig, Part II: Telling Time with Artifacts – Dig Deeper, Episode 36 JamestownRediscovery 2021-06-01 | Jamestown Rediscovery’s Curator Leah Stricker and Senior Staff Archaeologist Sean Romo examine artifacts from an ongoing dig site next to the 17th Century Church Tower at Historic Jamestowne. Key artifacts such as: 1) wine bottle fragments, 2) window lead, and 3 a glass prunt as well as 4) delftware, North Devon sgraffito slipware, and 6) Morgan Jones ceramic fragments provide clues to the date of layers within the dig site which are critical to understand when a significant fire occurred at Historic Jamestown. Dig Deeper Episode 35 - The Church Tower Dig, Part I: A Mysterious Fire (youtu.be/TaTZZ62MZrM) provides more information about this significant fire.
The Church Tower Dig, Part I: A Mysterious Fire – Dig Deeper, Episode 35 JamestownRediscovery 2021-05-18 | Senior Staff Archaeologists Mary Anna R. Hartley and Sean Romo, provide an update on the most recent digs at Historic Jamestowne including signs of a significant fire of an unknown date, e.g., during the colony's early years (1608), Bacon's Rebellion (1676) or the Civil War (1862)?
400 Year Old Nut Shells and Seeds Recovered from a Well at Historic Jamestowne JamestownRediscovery 2021-05-10 | Did you know that you can find plants on archaeological sites? In this video you will learn about how we recover and study these small artifacts. The botanicals highlighted here are from James Fort's second well. This well became a trash pit after the water was no longer fresh between c.1611-1617. Because of its waterlogged or anaerobic environment, many organic artifacts were preserved, including nut shells and seeds! Funded by a Skiffes Creek Curation and Conservation Grant, this analysis will be ongoing for the next few years. We are hoping to learn more about the ways in which the colonists on Jamestown Island used plants both native and imported, for food, shelter, and other uses. For more information on these finds, please visit our webpage, historicjamestowne.org/collections/artifacts/material/botanical
Digging Ditches: Excavating Features at Ditch 8 – Dig Deeper, Episode 34 JamestownRediscovery 2021-05-03 | Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeologists Caitlin Delmas and Natalie Reid as well as Site Supervisor Anna Shackelford review the progress made in excavating features at Ditch 8 just east of the 1607 Jamestown Fort Palisade.
A Day in the Life of the Archaeology Team – Dig Deeper, Episode 33 JamestownRediscovery 2021-04-18 | Site Supervisor Anna Shackelford and the Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists demonstrate the different tasks (e.g., excavation, artifact screening, running ground-penetrating radar, and leading public tours) that are part of their daily routine.
Closing the Door on the 1640s Church Portico at Historic Jamestowne – Dig Deeper, Episode 32 JamestownRediscovery 2021-01-18 | Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeologist Anna Shackelford provides the final update on the discoveries right outside the Memorial Church at Historic Jamestowne. This information includes: 1) when and how the foundation for a Portico entrance to the 1639 / 1647 church was constructed, 2) the discovery of very early (1607-1610) planting furrows, 3) identification of several burials in the test unit, and 4) the unusual artifacts recovered.
20 Years Later: New Finds at Ditch 8 – Dig Deeper, Episode 31 JamestownRediscovery 2020-12-15 | Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists Natalie Reid and Caitlin Delmas describe the ongoing archaeology finds at Historic Jamestowne. This includes a description of the previous work that discovered the 1607 palisades of James Fort as well as some artifacts recovered in this work. The video also discusses the current archaeological efforts and how this work will better inform us of how James Fort grew into Jamestown, (i.e., the Capital of the Virginia Colony from 1607 to 1699).
What Lies Beneath James Fort on Robert Tindall’s Map of 1608? – Dig Deeper, Episode 30 JamestownRediscovery 2020-12-02 | Jamestown Rediscovery Staff Photographer Chuck Durfor discusses a mystery found on Robert Tindall's 1608 map of James Fort.
Jamestown in a Minute: The 1617 Church in 3D JamestownRediscovery 2020-11-20 | As part of our Virtual Fort project, the team is creating a 3D model of the 1617 church. Digital Outreach Specialist Cindy Deuell describes how these models are created and what is learned when archaeology meets technology. Learn more: historicjamestowne.org/archaeology/projects/virtual-fort/the-virtual-1617-church
Digging Even Deeper: Answering Viewer Questions, Part 2 – Dig Deeper, Episode 29 JamestownRediscovery 2020-11-13 | The Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeology Staff provides answers to many of the questions received after viewing Episodes 1-26.
Field Mapping, GIS, and Continuity – Dig Deeper, Episode 28 JamestownRediscovery 2020-11-02 | Jamestown Rediscovery's Senior Staff Archaeologist, Sean Romo discusses the importance of carefully mapping archaeological sites via the use of surveying equipment and photogrammetry which can yield 3-D models and super accurate geo-rectified orthomosaic photos/maps of dig sites.
Young Jamestown colonist likely killed in combat with Virginia Indians: A look back JamestownRediscovery 2020-10-28 | Near Jamestown Island was the Paspahegh Indian village, which was part of Tsenacommacah the homeland of the Powhatan people. The Paspahegh and their allies launched an attack on the Jamestown colonists on the 26th of May 1607. During this skirmish several of the Paspahegh lost their lives, and a young English boy was slain. Nearly twenty years ago excavations in James Fort's 1607 burial ground found the grave of a young English colonist. Next to the skeletal remains was a stone projectile point. In addition there was damage to the boy's shoulder region suggestive of an injury. The following video takes a look back at this discovery using archival footage.Link to webpage about early James Fort burial groundhistoricjamestowne.org/archaeology/map-of-discoveries/1607-burials
Digging Even Deeper: Answering Viewer Questions, Part 1 – Dig Deeper, Episode 27 JamestownRediscovery 2020-10-21 | The Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeology Staff provide answers to many of the questions received after viewing Episodes 1-26.
