Jamestown: DNA Solves Mystery of First English Settlement in America
A 400-year-old mystery around the identity of four men found buried in England's first permanent settlement in the Americas may have at last been solved, revealing not just their identity but their scandalous connection.
Archaeologists finally solve mystery behind oldest tombstone in US belonging to English knight
The oldest known tombstone in the US belonged to an English knight and likely came from Belgium, according to a new study that sheds more light on trade routes linked to colonial America.Archeologists have known the tombstone belonged to a knight and was set up in 1627 in Jamestown,
New research reveals that America's oldest tombstone came from Belgium and belonged to an English knight
Jamestown, Virginia, was founded in 1607 and was the first English permanent settlement in America. It has been the subject of many archaeological and historical analyses, including a recent study by Prof.
Secrets of America’s oldest tombstone reveal it belongs to ENGLISH knight with links to surprising trade routes
BURIED beneath the oldest known tombstone in the US is an English knight, according to a new study, which nods to surprising trade routes from the time. Archaeologists have long-known that the
America’s oldest tombstone journeyed across the Atlantic and honored a knight
In 1901, a broken tombstone from the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown was rediscovered in Virginia’s Memorial Church. Today, nearly a century later, researchers have cracked the mystery of its origin,
The Story of America’s Oldest Tombstone Is Surprisingly Complicated
A rich knight likely paid a handsome sum to import the ornately carved monument, despite brutal conditions in the Jamestown ...
Jamestown Settlement’s Director’s Series is back to explore American history
Christy S. Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, will sit down with a new batch of scholars to ...
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Jamestown Settlement Extends Afrofuturism in Costume Design Exhibition
Afrofuturism in Costume Design” special exhibition at Jamestown Settlement will be extended through Jan. 5. Special programs ...
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Jamestown Boys Soccer Clinches State Berth
They’re back. Jamestown Blue Jays Boys Soccer earned a second straight berth in the state tournament Thursday by routing ...
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Highlights in History September 10.
In 1813, an American naval force commanded by Oliver H. Perry defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. (Afterward, Perry sent the message, “We have met the enemy and ...
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Jamestown Settlement Director’s Series Guests Announced for Fall Season
Jamestown Settlement’s popular Director’s Series will continue this fall, featuring three conversations with experts in their ...
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Jamestown youngster recognized at Mizzou football game
Jamestown youngster Grady Gatlin was honored as "kid captain" at the University of Missouri's football game against Boston College on Saturday at Faurot Field in Columbia. He was chosen for this ...
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District 4 of the American Legion and Auxiliary to meet in Jamestown
American Legion and Auxiliary Districtd 4 will meet on Thursday, Sept. 26, at the All Vets Club in Jamestown. A social is at 5 p.m., dinner and 6 p.m. and meetings will follow at 7 p.m. Coffee and ...