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Detour at Jamestown Island Entrance
Road construction at the Jamestown Entrance station has required detour signs and barrackades. Because the normal exit lanes have been closed, the entrance lanes have been modified for two way traffic. JAMESTOWN IS OPEN! Please be careful.
Archaeology Day Schedule
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Jamestown Archaeology is the theme of special programming at Historic Jamestowne on Saturday, October 4 in observance of Virginia Archaeology Month. Sponsored by the National Park Service and APVA Preservation Virginia, a variety of programs will be offered at Historic Jamestowne for children and adults, including the opportunity for children to excavate in the Jamestown Junior Archaeologist Dig Box, make souvenir clay pinch pots and watch archaeologists at work in the 1607 James Fort archaeological site. 
NPS Image Archaeologist screen for artifacts 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. – WITNESS ARCHAEOLOGY IN ACTION 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - ARTIFACT QUEST AT THE ARCHAEARIUM MUSUEM 
NPS Image Archaeological Junior Dig Box Using the same techniques and guidelines used by professional archaeologists at Historic Jamestowne instructors will guide children and their parents through the archaeological process. This is a hands-on program running in two sessions from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Individual participation lasts approximately 30 minutes. The program is designed for children ages 7 and above, and all participants must be accompanied by a parent or an adult.
10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – RANGER WALKING TOURS Join Park Rangers tours highlighting the history of this First Permanent English Settlement in North America.
11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. – WALKING TOURS OF DIG SITE Join Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeologists for tours highlighting how the mystery of where the first English settlers built their triangular fort in 1607. The APVA Jamestown Rediscovery project at the 1607 James Fort site is considered by many experts to be one of the premiere archaeological projects in the United States today. (Archaeologists work at the dig site Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weather permitting. Trained volunteers interpret the dig site daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) 
NPS Image Park Ranger protraying Jamestown Jones Indiana’s older (and slightly less well-known) brother will lead special archaeology tours of Jamestown discussing the site’s role in the development of historic archaeology. During the 45-minute tour, learn how archaeology, artifacts and historic documents combine to bring the story of the first permanent English settlement in North America back to life.
12:30 p.m. – PINCH POT PROGRAM Join a Park Ranger and learn how to use Powhatan Indian techniques in making a souvenir clay pinch pot to take home. Participants will also learn about the importance of ceramics to the historical archaeology process and the role ceramics played in the daily lives of the Powhatan Indian community and the Jamestown settlers. All programs will be held weather permitting. Historic Jamestowne preserves and interprets the site of the first permanent English settlement in America and is jointly administered by APVA Preservation Virginia and the National Park Service - Colonial National Historical Park. Admission is $10.00 per adult, age 15 and younger is free, and includes all Archaeology Day programming. National Park Service passports and APVA memberships are honored. Historic Jamestowne is located at the western terminus of the Colonial Parkway; from I-64, take exit 242-A (Route 199) and follow the signs for Colonial Parkway/Jamestown. From southside, take the Jamestown Ferry and turn right onto Route 359, following the signs for Historic Jamestowne. For additional information, contact Colonial National Historical Park at 757-229-1733 or 757-898-2410, or via the internet at www.HistoricJamestowne.org. |
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