A pair of newly opened exhibitions at Historic Jamestown seek to shed further light on Jamestown’s development and contribution to democratic governance in English North America. The exhibitions — ...

For decades, people have donated their time and energy to take part in sharing the history of the first permanent English settlement in North America. Jamestown Rediscovery has spent the past month ...

JAMESTOWN, Va. — To preserve the first permanent English settlement in America, Norfolk Southern Corporation has provided $1 million to the Save Jamestown campaign. In a release, Preservation Virginia ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized Dominion Energy to construct enormous electric transmission towers throughout a historic landscape without ever preparing an environmental impact statement.

Cannibalism evidence in historic Jamestown — Archaeologists from the Smithsonian Institution and the Jamestown Rediscovery Project announced evidence of survival cannibalism during the winter of ...

A forensic analysis of 17th-century human remains proves that survival cannibalism took place in historic Jamestown, Virginia. The findings answer a long-standing question among historians about the ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Mark your calendar! Historic Jamestowne is offering a few fee-free days throughout 2020. On the following days, admission is free and open to the public: Monday, Jan. 20 in ...

JAMESTOWN, Va. - Historic Jamestown, a prominent landmark in Hampton Roads, is under threat due to climate change. David Givens, the director of archaeology at Jamestown Rediscovery, said the three ...

A wide array of rare artifacts, maps, books and portraits from the founding of the historic Jamestown settlement will be exhibited starting Friday. They will be displayed for free at The Lyceum, ...

NORFOLK, Va. – A big change is looming on the horizon near Jamestown Island, site of Britain's first permanent settlement in North America: 17 transmission towers — four nearly as tall as the Statue ...