“a homely thing, like a barn” - John Smith
Like this experimental frame structure before you, most buildings found at James Fort were of earthfast or post-in-ground construction.Main structural posts were seated directly in the ground without the use of footings. Once the building disappeared, rotted posts and postholes remained. Based on the tell-tale patterns of these postholes, it is likely that the early structures were constructed in a style know as "Mud and Stud," a way of building well recorded in 17th-century documentary sources and in centuries-old standing buildings in Lincolnshire. This building had a cellar, which was the first major archaeological feature from the fort period to be identified by the Jamestown Rediscovery project. The cellar became a trash pit once the building above it fell into disrepair. Through careful excavation and water screening of the cellar fill, many thousands of late 16th- and early 17th-century artifacts were retrieved.| HM Number | HM1W0X |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Placed By | Jamestown Rediscovery Project |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 at 9:01pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 342196 N 4119448 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 37.20818333, -76.77833333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 12.491', W 76° 46.7' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 12' 29.46" N, 76° 46' 42" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 757, 202 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Hwy Along the River, Williamsburg VA 23185, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments