Jamestown Rediscovery Collections Access Policy
Jamestown Rediscovery has meticulously catalogued more than 4 million artifacts excavated during the past 30 years of excavations and curates the collection in the Historic Jamestown Research Center, offering researchers access to the excavation site, collections facility, and museum on the same campus. The majority of James Fort’s artifacts date to the first few years of the settlement and provide an incomparable opportunity to study the post medieval “Atlantic World” period.
Access to the collection for collaborative research is important to us, as unique outside perspectives can offer valuable insights on the material culture of the 17th century. The majority of the Jamestown collection is accessible to qualified individuals conducting significant research. Please note that access is granted at the discretion of the Director of Collections and Senior Curator and parts of the collection, including human remains, are not open for outside research. Please view the Jamestown Rediscovery Collection Research Policy for more details.
Have an Artifact Question? Contact a Curator.
The Jamestown Rediscovery project is a public archaeological program that educates visitors and shares the moments of discovery. Additionally our curatorial staff has decades of post medieval material culture experience and can assist in your artifact research. Contact a Curator.
Bibliography
Jamestown Rediscovery has compiled a list of research resources for identifying early ceramics and other artifacts within the collections. View and download the comprehensive bibliography.
Current Partners in Research:
- Coastal Carolina University, Department of Marine Science, Conway, South Carolina
- The College of William and Mary, Department of Anthropology, Department of Geology, Williamsburg, Virginia
- Colonial National Historic Park, Jamestown, Virginia
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Departments of Archaeology, Architectural History, Collections, Conservation and Museums, and Historic Trades, Williamsburg, Virginia
- Cornell University, BRC CT Imaging, Ithaca, New York
- GoMeasure3D, Amherst, Virginia
- Lynchburg Museum. Lynchburg, Virginia
- Micro Photonics Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania
- National Geographic, Washington, D. C.
- Nauticus National Maritime Center, City of Norfolk, Virginia
- New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Pamunkey Indian Museum and Cultural Center, Pamunkey Reservation, King William, Virginia
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D. C.
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D. C.
- St. David’s Island Historical Society, St. George’s Parish, Bermuda
- StudioEIS, Brooklyn, New York
- Sweet Briar College, Department of Engineering & Physics, Sweet Briar, Virginia
- University of California at Davis, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, California
- The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Virginia Commonwealth University Rice Center, Charles City County, Virginia
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Virtual Curation Laboratory, Richmond, Virginia
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Virginia
- Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science, the College of William and Mary, Gloucester, Virginia
