HISTORIC JAMESTOWNE - WHERE AMERICA BEGAN
HJ1. Archeologists uncovering thousands of artifacts from the original fort site. © 2006 Michele and Tom Grimm
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HJ2. Dr. William Kelso, the archeologist credited with discovering the site of the original Fort. © 2006 Hal Gieseking |
HJ3. Bly Straube, Senior Curator of the
Jamestown Rediscovery Project APVA Preservation, holds a recovered
wine bottle with initials "J.S." (Captain John Smith?)
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"The Fort should be pallisaded," ordered Captain John Smith. These
palisade posts are on the "soil footprint" of the original wall.
ultimate success.
HJ5. Captain John Smith. His forceful but
quirky personality helped him lead the colony. His journals made him America's
first "travel writer."
HJ6. Archeologists have recovered more than a million artifacts in and around the original Fort. © 2006 Hal Gieseking
HJ7. All in a day's dig. Pottery shards, animal bones (clue to early settlers' diet), pieces of China and metal. © 2006 Michele and Tom Grimm
HJ8. A gentleman's "ear picker" was one of the more unusual discoveries. © 2006 Michele and Tom Grimm
HJ 9.
Pocahontas, Indian maiden who :"allegedly" saved Captain John's life (a
story much in dispute).
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2006 Hal Gieseking
HJ 10. An historic interpreter demonstrates how the Indians created canoes by using hot coals to burn out the inside of logs. © 2006 Hal Gieseking
HJ11. Widower John Rolfe married Pocahontas and came back (in the form
of an historic interpreter) to tell the story to park visitors.
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2006 Hal Gieseking
