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Historic Jamestowne

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Historic Jamestowne is the official name given to the site of Jamestown, Virginia, England’s first permanent New World colony. Jointly administered by the National Park Service and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation on behalf of Preservation Virginia, Historic Jamestown is located approximately 45 km inland from the Chesapeake Bay on the James River and was settled by the English in 1607. Jamestown served as the capital of Virginia until 1699, when the seat of government moved to nearby Williamsburg. Jamestown has been the site of archaeological excavations since the 1890s and therefore holds a significant place in the development of historical archaeology. Presentation of the site is facilitated through a series of indoor and outdoor exhibits and ongoing archaeological excavations.

In 1994, archaeologists working on the 22.5 acre property owned by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (now Preservation Virginia) discovered traces of the fort...

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    Audrey Horning

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    Claire Smith

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Horning, A. (2014). Historic Jamestowne. In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_1620

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