JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA—Archaeologists have been excavating the cellar of a building that sat outside the perimeter of the original 1607 James Fort. They can now confirm that they have found a well that had been dug inside the structure by the English colonists and filled in with debris. “We want to be prepared for what we’ll find in there. Some types of materials will begin to degrade quickly once we remove them, so from a conservation standpoint we want to have all our ducks in a row,” senior archaeologist Danny Schmidt told The Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. This well is similar to one that had been dug inside the fort. Both were square-shaped and lined. Excavation of the second well is scheduled to begin next spring. For more, go to "Burials of High-Status Leaders Identified at Jamestown."
