As we know the colonists in Jamestown came after the Protestant Reformation, but just recently four new graves were found from the "starving time" and one included what it seems is a box put in Catholic burials. It might be interesting for your students that Jamestown is still a live dig even though it has long been a recreated (since the real Jamestown is mostly underwater) site. You can read the WashPost article on the dig here.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Jamestown's New Mystery Box
As we know the colonists in Jamestown came after the Protestant Reformation, but just recently four new graves were found from the "starving time" and one included what it seems is a box put in Catholic burials. It might be interesting for your students that Jamestown is still a live dig even though it has long been a recreated (since the real Jamestown is mostly underwater) site. You can read the WashPost article on the dig here.
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