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Jamestown Colony settlers resorted to cannibalism

May 2nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

New evidence has been found that suggests the settlers at Jamestown Colony in Virginia resorted to eating a 14-year-old girl

April 2nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists working at the construction site of a new school building have unearthed the brick foundations of a 19th century

November 13th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Work at a construction site in Fredericksburg, Virginia has unearthed hundreds of Civil War artifacts. The first bullet surfaced just

November 6th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

The bomb squad was called in to a house in Virginia to diffuse several explosive items a Civil War relic

February 7th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Conservators, working at the Brandy Station Graffiti House in Virginia have peeled back the layers of paint to reveal the

February 2nd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

The remains of a plantation, complete with slave quarters and graveyard, have been unearthed in Danville, Virginia. In 1783, Thomas

December 8th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Excavations taking place at the James Anderson Armoury project in Virginia have uncovered Anderson’s tinsmithing shop. When complete, the Tin

November 14th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists have found a Civil War well and artifacts on the grounds of the College of William and Mary in