Archaeologist Pursued Jamestown Curiosity

Very interesting, Bob. Thanks for posting this!

I saw an interesting television program on this, but i am embarrassed to admit that i forget what channel i was watching. It is fascinating, and just as significant as the "Pilgrim Father" myths that get peddled as the origin of America . . .

Wow! Fascinating stuff!

Thanks, wascally wabbit.

D'artagnan, mon ami. Long time no see. Glad you enjoyed it.

Bob

I've picked up some old National Geographics that featured some of the early work in the area.

Really great to read the update. Thanks Bob.

I read recently (Jarad Diamond: Collapse?) that the aristocratic settlers of Jamestown were playing at games of skill and chance; that the servants of the aristocratic servants of Jamestown were taking care of their masters' wardrobes and than no one was planting crops or digging latrines.

Oooh, I'm thinking a stop at Jamestown needs to be in the works for the kids Spring Break.

Here's an overview of the area. Doesn't that triangle look small?

Jamestown Excuvation

Great link, squinney.

<spring in Virginia hmmmmm>

And here is the ring mentioned in the article.



Other artifacts can be seen HERE

Small? Perhaps if you're not the one digging several hundred six-foot deep holes to set the posts of the pallisade.

It was also common in colonial America, right from the beginning, and among the French as well as the English, to build stockades to which the settlers had resort at need--meanwhile they lived in tents or lean-tos while they cleared land and put up a cabin. If i recall the history correctly, the region was going through a prolonged drought, and food was scarce. The local Amerindians had already been soured by the Spanish a generation before, and viewed the new arrivals with suspicion. When it became apparent that they meant to stay, the Indians began raiding, and then all-out assaults. It is entirely possible that the orginal stockade had been intended as an occasional resort--they didn't know they'd be forced to live there for more than a year.