A pair of newly opened exhibitions at Historic Jamestown seek to shed further light on Jamestown’s development and contribution to democratic governance in English North America. The exhibitions — ...

For decades, people have donated their time and energy to take part in sharing the history of the first permanent English settlement in North America. Jamestown Rediscovery has spent the past month ...

JAMESTOWN, Va. — To preserve the first permanent English settlement in America, Norfolk Southern Corporation has provided $1 million to the Save Jamestown campaign. In a release, Preservation Virginia ...

Cannibalism evidence in historic Jamestown — Archaeologists from the Smithsonian Institution and the Jamestown Rediscovery Project announced evidence of survival cannibalism during the winter of ...

Jamestown Island stands as a reminder of the nation’s first successful colony, the birthplace of democracy and the convergence of three distinct cultures. It is a testament to human resilience, ...

A forensic analysis of 17th-century human remains proves that survival cannibalism took place in historic Jamestown, Virginia. The findings answer a long-standing question among historians about the ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Mark your calendar! Historic Jamestowne is offering a few fee-free days throughout 2020. On the following days, admission is free and open to the public: Monday, Jan. 20 in ...

More than 400 years of American history are critically at risk in Virginia, where an ill-conceived power plan could put massive 295-foot transmission towers through the landscape where Captain John ...

JAMESTOWN, Va. - Historic Jamestown, a prominent landmark in Hampton Roads, is under threat due to climate change. David Givens, the director of archaeology at Jamestown Rediscovery, said the three ...

When Mary Jeffery Galt, a preservationist at heart and an archaeologist by necessity, began her efforts in the late 19th and early 20th century on Jamestown Island and at the Historic Jamestowne site, ...

NORFOLK, Va. – A big change is looming on the horizon near Jamestown Island, site of Britain's first permanent settlement in North America: 17 transmission towers — four nearly as tall as the Statue ...