New Discoveries at Jamestown: Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America
Author(s): John L. Cotter; J. Paul Hudson
Year: 1957
Summary
The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and the National Park Service have worked toward the preservation of all that still exists of old Jamestown, and are dedicated to learning its story more completely. Thus the American people can more fully understand and enjoy their historic heritage of Jamestown. A great deal of study along many lines has been required and much more is still needed to fill the many gaps. Libraries have been searched for pictures, documents, and plans. Land records have been carefully scrutinized and old existing landmarks studied. Seventeenth-century buildings and objects still surviving in England, America, and elsewhere have been viewed as well as museum collections. A key part of the search has been the systematic excavation of the townsite itself, in order to bring to light the information and objects long buried there. This is the aspect of the broad Jamestown study that is told in this publication, particularly as its relates to the material things, large and small, of daily life in Jamestown in the 17th century.
Cite this Record
New Discoveries at Jamestown: Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America. John L. Cotter, J. Paul Hudson. Washington, D.C. 1957 ( tDAR id: 371791) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8R49PMV
Keywords
Culture
Euroamerican
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Historic
Material
Building Materials
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Ceramic
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Glass
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Metal
Spatial Coverage
min long: -76.814; min lat: 37.172 ; max long: -76.687; max lat: 37.247 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Conrad L. Wirth
Sponsor(s): Stewart L. Udall
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