A pair of newly opened exhibitions at Historic Jamestown seek to shed further light on Jamestown’s development and contribution to democratic governance in English North America. The exhibitions — ...

For decades, people have donated their time and energy to take part in sharing the history of the first permanent English settlement in North America. Jamestown Rediscovery has spent the past month ...

JAMESTOWN, Va. — To preserve the first permanent English settlement in America, Norfolk Southern Corporation has provided $1 million to the Save Jamestown campaign. In a release, Preservation Virginia ...

JAMES CITY – While basketball season is winding down, archaeology season is just kicking off. On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Jamestown Rediscovery at Historic Jamestowne will begin its 22nd archaeology ...

JAMESTOWN, Va. (WVEC) – There’s a effort to combat and react to sea level rise at Historic Jamestowne. A study group made up of several organizations is using high-tech tools to monitor ground water ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A new exhibit at Historic Jamestowne is detailing new information about the material world of Virginia’s native peoples and their interaction with the English settlers. “The ...

When Mary Jeffery Galt, a preservationist at heart and an archaeologist by necessity, began her efforts in the late 19th and early 20th century on Jamestown Island and at the Historic Jamestowne site, ...

WASHINGTON — Jamestown, Virginia is one of the most historic sites in the United States. But, like many coastal towns, it’s under constant threat from climate change. The combination of rising tides ...

Hip-deep in a 17th-century cellar pit, archaeologist Danny Schmidt gambols out of the hole and can’t wait to show us his catch of the day on a steamy 93-degree afternoon at Historic Jamestowne, ...

A forensic analysis of 17th-century human remains proves that survival cannibalism took place in historic Jamestown, Virginia. The findings answer a long-standing question among historians about the ...

Cannibalism evidence in historic Jamestown — Archaeologists from the Smithsonian Institution and the Jamestown Rediscovery Project announced evidence of survival cannibalism during the winter of ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — To accompany efforts in a downtown revitalization project, the vibrant and historic City of Jamestown, New York, located in the southwest corner of New ...