Archeological site found while building new archaeology center in Williamsburg

Archeological site found while building new archaeology center in Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — Archaeologists discovered the foundation of a 1600s house during the construction of the new Colin G. and Nancy N. Campbell Archaeology Center in Colonial Williamsburg.

“It [what they know] is literally changing by the minute while we excavate the site right now, which makes it really exciting,” said Jack Gary, Executive Director of Archaeology at Colonial Williamsburg.

What they do know is the house had a chimney on at least one side and a…
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