Reconstruction of the barracks in Historic Jamestown
The very first discovery by William Kelso when he began excavations at Jamestown in 1994 was a pit that contained numerous artifacts from the early 1600s. As the excavation area expanded, the outline of a long, narrow building was found. This is thought to be a barracks and the pit its cellar. A reconstruction of what the barracks may have looked like has been built on the site. This type of building was common to the Lincolnshire area of England, home to both John Smith and the colony’s carpente
Reconstruction of the barracks in Historic Jamestown
The very first discovery by William Kelso when he began excavations at Jamestown in 1994 was a pit that contained numerous artifacts from the early 1600s. As the excavation area expanded, the outline of a long, narrow building was found. This is thought to be a barracks and the pit its cellar. A reconstruction of what the barracks may have looked like has been built on the site. This type of building was common to the Lincolnshire area of England, home to both John Smith and the colony’s carpente