That was a fantastic documentary. We are lucky to still have the majority of James Fort on land that is for sure. Amazingly there a many more wells out there like this one to be found. Stay tuned, it's all new history.
This is very common. Consider this, objects would often fall into the well while the well was in use. For example, one might accidentally drop a jug for water into the well while he or she is filling it with water. However, the vast majority of artifacts in most wells wind up in the wells as trash fill once the wells are abandoned. In the case of the Jamestown wells we think that many of them became contaminated with salt water and then became trash pits. No garbage collection back then.
You are spot on with the girl and isotope data. We ran the isotope data and found out that she was indeed European due to the wheat based diet as opposed to corn based for the VA region. Also, the oxygen isotope levels strongly suggest southern England. Sorry about the no comment thing, I'm one of the archaeologists and it would have become a full time job to police all the obnoxious ones. I wasn't exactly sure what you meant by your other question. Thank you for your interest.
I was there last week, very very cool place. If you want something different on your next vacation check out Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown. Beautiful area.
Theron Martin that’s amazing! We’re learning about this in history now. It’s just fascinating to me. I gather the house of B would’ve been the only body in Jamestown to keep written records. Is that how you know that these are your ancestors? I wish I knew who my ancestors were that far back.
There is a list online of the families that arrived in Va. My ancestor was named Biggs. I traced him all the way to my daughters. Pretty cool. His grandson would have been aware of or maybe involved in Bacons rebellion in the 1670s . I need to do more research. Online genealogy sites are good, but its real people that share information is how i got most of my data. Good luck
Theron Martin truly amazing! Thank you so much for the information truly helpful; I’m on a mission. BTW in the interim I found that list that you’re talking about of the Jamestown colonists; SO fascinating. You could write a book. Inspiring.
Wow. My ancestor, Stephen Hopkins was at Jamestown. Wonder if any of these things were his. He returned to England, remarried, then brought his family back to the New World on the Mayflower.
We recommend our Jamestown Rediscovery Education channel's video series Jamestown versus Plymouth episode featuring Stephen Hopkins! th-cam.com/video/PlNTQlF1Q1E/w-d-xo.html
That's my dream job. But why are you guys standing on the artifacts? with all that framing around you, you'd think a platform for reaching down in stage's would be better.
@@thrifikionor7603 right... that is what is called making inferences on guess work and is always a bad idea ;) the well would of been in use for some time until it got polluted by salt water, it would then of been used as a rubbish pit, the shaft on the halberd was broken, the blade bent and the axe missing i guess it was old, had been used to lever something up maybe or maybe the blade bent when it was chucked in.
@@wynwilliams6977 Its supposition, but it makes more sense than someone just throwing out a weapon like that. A new shaft would have been easy to manufacture, seeing as they were surrounded by forest, but metal would have been in short supply. The axe isn't missing on the halberd- it's just bent. It's a design with a small, crescent-moon shaped blade, probably optimised for hooking and stabbing with the point, rather than chopping (the design of halberds varied considerably, as per this image: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halberd#/media/File:Hallebardes-p1000544.jpg ). Even if the head couldn't have been repaired, it could have been recycled into other useful objects. The pistol (still loaded) absolutely would not have been thrown away on purpose. They were REALLY valuable, cutting-edge military technology, and they were actively under siege much of the time. If someone dropped that down a well, you can absolutely bet that they'd go to some lengths to try to retrieve it. Lashing a couple of halberds together, or lowering a damaged one down on a piece of string to fish it out probably wasn't a smart idea, but we're talking about someone who's already dropped a loaded pistol worth the equivalent of thousands of dollars down a well- i.e. no Jacobean Einstein.
and by gawd who did i see as you were pulling up a 400+- yr old pistol but PHIL from Time Team! what a hoot! Does he work with the jamestown project sometimes?
The majority of artifacts one will find in a well are intentionally thrown into the well as rubbish, but when you get towards the bottom you often find things that accidentally wind up in there such as complete ceramic vessels, which were likely being filled with water from the well bucket when they then fell in.
+Christopher Litherland Well sort of, one of his men would have carried it, but it bears the De La Warre heraldic symbols of griffins and dolphins, yeah pretty cool.
Love the video.. but you drowned out the reaction of those finding the items.. with that music... The music is great.. but when YOU DISCOVER SOMETHING.. the squeals of excitement would be what one would love to hear.. Just sayin
It was most likely threw in after the well was already polluted with salt water, then used as a trash pit.it is likely that some objects fell into the well while they were still using it, but most of the items were probably thrown in there after they stopped using the well
Who threw them down a well? When our local Police office well was drained for cleaning purposes during the dry season, all sort of valuables came up, as suspects have throw them in the well when they were being brought in for charges. 😀
When I was training as an archaeologist, we were one day digging in the soft dark soil beneath an outhouse, near a house site. I asked my professor, "What kind of data do you expect to find there in the shithouse?" He said to me, "The best."
... and we’ve got,... plastic! This cat turd is perfectly preserved, examine it carefully. What the hell is Right Guard? Hmmm, I wonder why someone would throw a firearm down a well? Can’t imagine. Maybe in the future they’ll find Jimmy Hoffa in a metal barrel filled with concrete along with lots of booze bottles, many more firearms, syringes and meth pipes. Ooh, treasures. What is this shinny little disk and who in the hell is MacDonald, he must have been very popular. Hey, we are what we throw away and it isn’t looking good, but will be great fun and mind boggling for future generations. Can you believe people used to actually live like this? He touched that with his bare hands, did you see that? Quick, give me a Soma, spray me down with disinfectant and get me a genetically engineered tissue patty before I hurl. Eew, people used to actually touch each other and eat things grown in,... dirt, ugh. OK, just having fun. Forgive me and relax. I love science and history and the more I learn, the more absurd people seem.
A freaking mazing!!!!! I wish I worked there. I would have a heart attack finding that stuff in the ground. Its all so well preserved too.
Denise Bond yeah I’ve seen that episode. It’s a great one for sure.
This is so amazing!! I can’t imagine the feeling discovering an artifact that hasn’t seen the light of day for over 400 years old…
That belemine jar was beautiful.
That was a fantastic documentary. We are lucky to still have the majority of James Fort on land that is for sure. Amazingly there a many more wells out there like this one to be found. Stay tuned, it's all new history.
Oh how I love our history! Thank you finding these artifacts and showing them to us!
This is very common. Consider this, objects would often fall into the well while the well was in use. For example, one might accidentally drop a jug for water into the well while he or she is filling it with water. However, the vast majority of artifacts in most wells wind up in the wells as trash fill once the wells are abandoned. In the case of the Jamestown wells we think that many of them became contaminated with salt water and then became trash pits. No garbage collection back then.
JamestownRediscovery Awesome
@@robertabell9182 I believe they intentionally threw these in there.
My ancestors, Dr. John Woodson and his wife Sarah landed there in 1619. So this footage is particularly fascinating to me. Thanks!
You are spot on with the girl and isotope data. We ran the isotope data and found out that she was indeed European due to the wheat based diet as opposed to corn based for the VA region. Also, the oxygen isotope levels strongly suggest southern England. Sorry about the no comment thing, I'm one of the archaeologists and it would have become a full time job to police all the obnoxious ones. I wasn't exactly sure what you meant by your other question. Thank you for your interest.
I was there last week, very very cool place. If you want something different on your next vacation check out Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown. Beautiful area.
An incredible video, it must have been thrilling to be working at that sight that day!
The halbert is an amazing find, and the stories it could tell.... Wow !
That spear is amazing!!! Congratulations on making these great recoveries!
How amazing that after 400 years these items come out in the open again for us all to see. If only they could speak : )
These are intensely interesting!
My ancestor arrived in 1610 and was a member of the house of B. Awesome video.
Theron Martin that’s amazing! We’re learning about this in history now. It’s just fascinating to me. I gather the house of B would’ve been the only body in Jamestown to keep written records. Is that how you know that these are your ancestors? I wish I knew who my ancestors were that far back.
There is a list online of the families that arrived in Va. My ancestor was named Biggs. I traced him all the way to my daughters. Pretty cool. His grandson would have been aware of or maybe involved in Bacons rebellion in the 1670s . I need to do more research. Online genealogy sites are good, but its real people that share information is how i got most of my data. Good luck
Theron Martin truly amazing! Thank you so much for the information truly helpful; I’m on a mission. BTW in the interim I found that list that you’re talking about of the Jamestown colonists; SO fascinating. You could write a book. Inspiring.
Good ole Jamestown just keeps giving and giving.
Many of my ancestors came to Jamestown and later. This is fascinating. thank you!
Amazing things came out of that well!!
Incredible discoveries.
Wow, these really are amazing!!
Amazing finds.
Wow a halbert!! Insane.
My ancestor, Thomas Cason (Cassen) would’ve drawn water from this very well. How cool. How humbling.
May have BUILT the well, come to think of it. He was one of the first settlers of Jamestown, and was a laborer ❤
Amazing. I love this stuff
Amazing!
That halberd is awesome... I know them from medieval games :)
Better than opening Christmas gifts!
It is real amazing!
Wow. Just-Just- wow.
Wow. My ancestor, Stephen Hopkins was at Jamestown. Wonder if any of these things were his. He returned to England, remarried, then brought his family back to the New World on the Mayflower.
We recommend our Jamestown Rediscovery Education channel's video series Jamestown versus Plymouth episode featuring Stephen Hopkins! th-cam.com/video/PlNTQlF1Q1E/w-d-xo.html
That's my dream job. But why are you guys standing on the artifacts? with all that framing around you, you'd think a platform for reaching down in stage's would be better.
Now I can understand a little pistol being down there, but a Halberd....that must had an interesting sight to see.
Indian must of got him first with his arrows and it got dropped in the well.
@@thrifikionor7603 Unlikley as the well would of been way to deep....
I wonder how much that empty bottle of booze had to do with the pistol etc being dropped in :)
@@thrifikionor7603 right... that is what is called making inferences on guess work and is always a bad idea ;) the well would of been in use for some time until it got polluted by salt water, it would then of been used as a rubbish pit, the shaft on the halberd was broken, the blade bent and the axe missing i guess it was old, had been used to lever something up maybe or maybe the blade bent when it was chucked in.
@@wynwilliams6977 Its supposition, but it makes more sense than someone just throwing out a weapon like that. A new shaft would have been easy to manufacture, seeing as they were surrounded by forest, but metal would have been in short supply. The axe isn't missing on the halberd- it's just bent. It's a design with a small, crescent-moon shaped blade, probably optimised for hooking and stabbing with the point, rather than chopping (the design of halberds varied considerably, as per this image: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halberd#/media/File:Hallebardes-p1000544.jpg ). Even if the head couldn't have been repaired, it could have been recycled into other useful objects. The pistol (still loaded) absolutely would not have been thrown away on purpose. They were REALLY valuable, cutting-edge military technology, and they were actively under siege much of the time. If someone dropped that down a well, you can absolutely bet that they'd go to some lengths to try to retrieve it. Lashing a couple of halberds together, or lowering a damaged one down on a piece of string to fish it out probably wasn't a smart idea, but we're talking about someone who's already dropped a loaded pistol worth the equivalent of thousands of dollars down a well- i.e. no Jacobean Einstein.
My ancestors came in a Jamestown but not on the first ships.....a little later. Still early though.
Very cool
That pike thingie was amazing
I'm thinking maybe it was a Halberd
amazing!!!
Amazing
1:13, whoa thats the dude from Time Team on the right.
That's what I thought, too. PHIL!! Stone of crows! :D Have you seen their special about Jamestown?
I have now
Yes, I wonder if that visit by the Time Team did not end so happy as they get no mention in any of these vidieos/
Is there a video showing the artifacts after conservation?
So crazy! Wow!
Wow, this was really cool.
How did all that stuff get in the well
Gravity.
410 years ago, these were 𝑇𝐻𝑅𝑂𝑊𝑁 in that ol' well.
Fantastic.
and by gawd who did i see as you were pulling up a 400+- yr old pistol but PHIL from Time Team! what a hoot! Does he work with the jamestown project sometimes?
Nice music. Weren't these settlers English and British?
Why would they throw all those items in the well that they used for drinking water? Just curious???
How interesting!
This stuff makes me want to go on for a PhD in archaeology.
Do ittttt
Wow, a halberd?!
Wow in the world did that jug survive intact?
Why did they find such items down that well? Did people just use it as a dump or did those items fall in by accident?
The majority of artifacts one will find in a well are intentionally thrown into the well as rubbish, but when you get towards the bottom you often find things that accidentally wind up in there such as complete ceramic vessels, which were likely being filled with water from the well bucket when they then fell in.
Why were all these things in the well? Was it a drinking water well, or their local dump?
WOW!
What is it?
Is that Lord De Le Wares Halberd? That is like a dream job.
+Christopher Litherland Well sort of, one of his men would have carried it, but it bears the De La Warre heraldic symbols of griffins and dolphins, yeah pretty cool.
Wow!
2:01 i saw a face in it
2:00 isaw a human face in it or im hallucinating??
Is that and old well
Those artifacts were
Drop in there.
I’m not convinced. Pulling whole artifacts out of a well like that. Really?
Love the video.. but you drowned out the reaction of those finding the items.. with that music... The music is great.. but when YOU DISCOVER SOMETHING.. the squeals of excitement would be what one would love to hear.. Just sayin
Cool why is all that in a well
it puzzles me that anyone would throw "stuff" in the well, thus polluting their water.....
Merle Morrison I don’t think they intentionally threw the items in to pollute the water.
It was most likely threw in after the well was already polluted with salt water, then used as a trash pit.it is likely that some objects fell into the well while they were still using it, but most of the items were probably thrown in there after they stopped using the well
My ancestors arrived in VA from the 1630s to 1670s .
Very fascinating to see what life was like back then
To check out why the British time team are there the episode is here th-cam.com/video/ohfAx4a-Ijo/w-d-xo.html
Are as much Irish music as you like it was an English colony!
Why would they have thrown a pistol in the well?
To get rid of it for obvious reasons: murder, robbery.
Don't mind me, just grabbing the battle axe I forgot while at the bottom of the well you all drink from.
Who threw them down a well? When our local Police office well was drained for cleaning purposes during the dry season, all sort of valuables came up, as suspects have throw them in the well when they were being brought in for charges. 😀
Wow
I want to know about what they found- duh!
So weird to stuff that old being excavating from the ground in America
The halberd tho what the actual fok.....😭 I wish I could touch it lol
with my luck all I would find is broken glass.... :(
Why would anybody even back then throw junk down a well which is used for drinking water?
They did it when the well was no longer good and tainted, they then threw their garbage and shit into it when they backfilled it.
When I was training as an archaeologist, we were one day digging in the soft dark soil beneath an outhouse, near a house site. I asked my professor, "What kind of data do you expect to find there in the shithouse?" He said to me, "The best."
How/why do all these artifacts end up in a well? This os after all their drinking water!
My God
So, peoples on the old days throw stuff inside well
I hope they destroy that assault weapon.
Frank Nash Why?????
I hope you are joking and are just being sarcastic, if not, I feel sorry for you
Who else is here for social studies?
... and we’ve got,... plastic! This cat turd is perfectly preserved, examine it carefully. What the hell is Right Guard?
Hmmm, I wonder why someone would throw a firearm down a well? Can’t imagine.
Maybe in the future they’ll find Jimmy Hoffa in a metal barrel filled with concrete along with lots of booze bottles, many more firearms, syringes and meth pipes. Ooh, treasures. What is this shinny little disk and who in the hell is MacDonald, he must have been very popular.
Hey, we are what we throw away and it isn’t looking good, but will be great fun and mind boggling for future generations. Can you believe people used to actually live like this? He touched that with his bare hands, did you see that? Quick, give me a Soma, spray me down with disinfectant and get me a genetically engineered tissue patty before I hurl. Eew, people used to actually touch each other and eat things grown in,... dirt, ugh. OK, just having fun. Forgive me and relax. I love science and history and the more I learn, the more absurd people seem.
Mp on i PMn
i dont like digin
Amazing