Excavations at Jamestown Island inside James Fort revealed a number of graves under the remnants of building constructed in 1611. The settlers were fearful of the Virginia Indians and, in the early years, were directed to hide the sick and bury their dead inside the fort to conceal how many or few of them were there. Of the original 104 who arrived in 1607 only 38 survived. The second photo is a list of some of the recorded deaths. In the background, tarps cover ongoing excavations.
10 comments:
Oh my that must have been a disturbing discovery, I can understand their point though, about not wanting their numbers discovered, 38 is not a lot of survivors. Interesting post Darryl and Ruth.
From tiny acorns, mighty oaks grow!
good history lesson, good to stop and reflect for a moment
anni
we were just there a couple of weeks ago for my boys' 4th grade field trip. my husband had ancestors there too!
WOW!! Very interesting!!
Wow..look at the year! So very long ago..Historical place, I suppose!
Loved this post! very interesting.
Interesting post. I love Jamestown!
oh wow! those are some very old names.
what a discovery.
Wow! So many lost so quickly. Thanks for the interesting information...
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