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Sketches of the 2024 burial excavations of the 1607 burial ground by Archaeological Field Technician Eleanor Robb

Drawing the Dead

Behind the Scenes of Illustrating the 2024 Burial Excavations February 27, 2025. Eleanor Robb, Archaeological Field Technician. Every year, the field crew at Jamestown Rediscovery excavates […]

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February 27, 2025
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All Well and Good

Encountering Sulfate Reducing Bacteria at Jamestown April 12, 2024. Janene Johnston, Associate Curator, and Dr. Chris Wilkins, Senior Conservator. Archaeologists recovered a trove of interesting artifacts […]

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April 11, 2024
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A person removes a wedge-shaped brick from the brick well ring

Understanding Bricks

Colonial Williamsburg helps translate the language of bricks March XX, 2024. Natalie Reid, Staff Archaeologist In October of 2023, Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists completed the excavation of […]

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March 18, 2024
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The spoon found in the Governor's Well

Dishing Up Data

Ongoing Analysis and Conservation of the Spoon from the Governor’s Well Excavations on the Governor’s Well uncovered many incredible artifacts, like a sword, two sword hilts, […]

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November 7, 2023
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Four different types of buttons excavated at Jamestown

Working with “Old Stuff,” Part 2

Building the Jamestown reference collection for buttons Jamestown Rediscovery, Ava Geisel Jamestown recently said goodbye to Ava Geisel, who interned in Collections as part of her […]

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October 18, 2023
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Working with “Old Stuff”

A collections intern reflects on her year in the Vault Jamestown Rediscovery, Ava Geisel Jamestown recently said goodbye to Ava Geisel, who interned in Collections as […]

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August 31, 2023
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View of Lisbon from the Lisbon Castle

Jamestown Goes to Portugal

­­Every January, the Society for Historical Archaeology and the Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology, two international organizations for professional archaeology, sponsor the Conference on Historical and […]

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February 7, 2023
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