The rising ocean could submerge Jamestown in Virginia — the first permanent English settlement in the US — along with thousands of other historical and archaeological sites dotting the … ...

The historical image of James Fort that is used as a logo for the Jamestown Rediscovery Project and Historic Jamestowne may be leading archaeologists to John Smith’s long-lost town. The hand-… ...

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 ...

Drones Help to Map Historic Jamestown Archeologists at Virginia’s 17th-century settlement have new ways to study old things.

White’s maps are beautiful. There is his map of Virginia 1585, a pen and brown ink over pencil with watercolor. It’s the first map to depict the east coast of North America in detail.

Mystery surrounding 400-year-old Jamestown gravestone, believed to be oldest in US, may be solved The grave stone is believed to have belonged to Sir George Yeardley.© Preservation Virginia ...

Archaeology at Jamestown, Virginia On May 14, 1607, 104 English settlers landed on Jamestown island, Virginia to establish a colony for the Virginia Company.

The tombstone, from 1627, was erected at the Jamestown settlement following the death of Sir George Yeardley, a colonial governor of Virginia.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted final approval for Dominion Energy to build a power transmission line across the James River near Jamestown, enabling a project that historic ...

Scientists say remains of four men exhumed from what was once an Anglican church suggest they were well-nourished, "high-status" leaders in the early 17th century colony. And one was likely Catholic.

Historic Jamestown, Virginia, threatened by climate change, could sink into the water if preservationists do not act.