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Go to Jamestown Rediscovery @ www.apva.org

We are studying the importance of Jamestown in American History. One way we learn more about a specific site is uncovering information from the past through archaeological diggings. Go through the Jamestown Rediscovery Site and focus in on the following areas:

What We Have Found

Fort Excavation Area

South Palisade

Artifacts

National Geographic Exhibit

Please answer the following questions.

1. What new data has been discovered since 1994 concerning the location of the Jamestown Fort?

2. What evidence did archaeologists need to prove the existence of the Jamestown Fort?

3. Why do you think that it took so long to discover the site of the Jamestown Fort?

4. Why did the settlers build a fort at Jamestown?

5. Draw a sketch of the fort.

6. Why are only stains in the soil all that remain of the South Palisade?

7. How many artifacts have been discovered in the recent excavation?

8. Sketch and describe four of the artifacts. What commonalities do the artifacts have?

9. What do you think is the next step in researching about the Jamestown Fort?