Jamestown archaeology : remains to be seen / William M. Kelso.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelso, William M., author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Virginia--Jamestown.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Archaeology and history--Virginia--Jamestown.

Archaeology and history.

Jamestown (Va.)--Antiquities.

Jamestown (Va.).

Jamestown (Va.)--History.

Antiquities.

Virginia--Jamestown.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 161 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Remains to be seen

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : ROUTLEDGE, 2023.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Summary:

"This book showcases the latest information and newly discovered 17th century artifacts from Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America. Jamestown Remains to be Seen uses archaeological discoveries to greatly augment what we know about the settlement from written records. It discusses how the archaeological revelations recreate the backdrop where, amid Jamestown's growing fortifications, its houses, government buildings, churches, graves and village streets, the rule of law, representative democratic government and venture capitalism took root in America. The volume examines the archaeological discoveries that date from the time of the first fortifications (James Fort 1607-1624) to the middle of the 18th century. It includes a chapter devoted specifically to how the fort was built, then redesigned and enlarged. It also addresses the archaeological examination of sites and artifacts relating to the Virginia Indians including a discussion of Pocahontas and the location of her lost grave in England. The 1676 "Bacons" Rebellion is explored along with various episodes of destruction and the building of the first Virginia Capitol building, the Ludwell Statehouse Complex. The last chapter presents a comparative review of Jamestown Island maps drawn every century since the town was founded showing photographically and cartographically how much of the Island and its archaeological sites have been lost to erosion and rising water for 400 years, ending with thoughts about the need for rescuing sites today in the face of climate change, sea level rise and more Island land erosion. This book is for historical archaeologists and historians as well as readers with an interest in the beginnings of America"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A Jamestown Documentary

Contrived And Reduced

Pocahontas, "A Virginia Lady Borne"

Fort To Port

Insurrection

The Statehouse

The Churches

Vanishing Island.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Kelso, William M. Jamestown archaeology

ISBN:

9781032579368

1032579366

9781032579344

103257934X

OCLC:

1390876425

Publisher Number:

99996275448