Dig Updates | Historic Jamestowne

June 2005

The 2005 field school has begun and the Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists now have 19 student-archaeologists who are working with them to excavate James Fort. Under the […]

June 14, 2005

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April 2005

As the weather begins to warm up, archaeologists are working outside more regularly now. Currently, they are excavating inside the west wall of the James Fort […]

April 14, 2005

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archaeologist troweling next to a brick chimney base

December 2004

After months of digging, Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists have almost finished excavating the remains of a long building with a cobblestone foundation that may have been the […]

December 14, 2004

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October 2004

“To every side, a proportioned distance from the palisado, is a settled street of houses that runs along so as each line of the angle hath […]

October 14, 2004

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August 2004

The excavation inside the west log wall (palisade) continues to reveal more sections of the cobblestone foundation of a long building, estimated to be over 130 […]

August 14, 2004

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July 2004

The excavation inside the west log wall (palisade) of the fort is gaining momentum as 18 field school students help uncover the remains of a long […]

July 14, 2004

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June 2004

Archaeologists at Historic Jamestowne are beginning to excavate the corner cannon mount (bulwark) trench in the west corner of the 1607 Fort site. The trench is […]

June 14, 2004

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