Nearly half of the Confederate earthwork known as Fort Pocahontas has been removed by hand in order to reveal the southern half of James Fort, which was constructed by English colonists in 1607. The location is an ideal spot for fortifications, with views of Virginia’s James River. Archaeologists from Jamestown Rediscovery found an underground, timber-lined room […]

Plaque removed from ancient teeth could provide information about early diets without destroying any precious bone samples. Scientists have analyzed the amount of carbon and nitrogen in dental calculus taken from 58 historic skeletons buried in Spain’s Cathedral of Santa Maria with a mass spectrometer. The results were similar to tests that use bone collagen. “It […]