Jamestown Archive

America’s Oldest Tombstone: Jamestown’s Black “Marble” Knight’s Tombstone Was Imported From Belgium

AncientPages.com | September 27, 2024

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Jamestown, Virginia, established in 1607, holds the distinction of being the first permanent English settlement in America. It has been extensively studied through

Was Pocahontas A Real Historical Person?

AncientPages.com | February 20, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Many have heard about Pocahontas, but her story is not as presented in the animated movie Walt Disney Pictures released in 1995. Pocahontas was

Archaeology

Mysterious Headless Skeleton May Be Sir George Yeardley – The Man Who Shaped Early America

AncientPages.com | August 11, 2018

AncientPages.com - A mysterious headless skeleton discovered in Jamestown, USA may belong to Sir George Yeardley, who is today remembered as a man ‘who shaped early America’. When Sir