DNA analysis of two skeletons from unmarked graves in a Jamestown church uncovered both men were related to Thomas West, the colony’s first governor, a study found.

Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America. For years, it was assumed that much of the original ...

Jamestown, Virginia — More than 400 years after the first European settlers arrived, Jamestown, Virginia, is struggling to survive the ravages of climate change. "We are concerned that if we don ...

Historic records, archaeological work and recent research reveal that dogs were eaten during the “Starving Time,” the winter of 1609-1610 when hundreds of colonists died.

An ancient DNA (aDNA) study at the 17th-century English colony of Jamestown, Virginia, has identified two of the town's earliest settlers, and revealed an unexpected family secret.

Researchers extracted DNA from upper jaw remains. When tested, the remains proved that Indigenous dogs were part of the Jamestown settlement.

Archeologists believe they have finally uncovered the origins of what is believed to be the oldest gravestone in the US, which belonged to English knight, Sir George Yeardley, who died nearly 400 ...

Captain John Smith, the leader of the Jamestown colony, heard from the Indians that men wearing European clothes were living on the Carolina mainland west of Roanoke and Croatoan Islands.

Scientists examined microscopic fossils in the tombstone and suggest the jet-black slab with an English knight’s insignia could have come only from one place.

The rich at Jamestown ate from pewter dishes, essentially giving themselves lead poisoning. Jane’s remains are the first physical evidence of cannibalism at any American colony.

DNA analysis also showed that one of the men buried at Jamestown was born illegitimately, which in the 17th century was quite scandalous in families of high status.