Dig Deeper Episode 62 - A Dirt Surgeon's Perspective on the 1607 Burial Ground

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  • Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
  • David M. Givens, Director of Archaeology, Jamestown Rediscovery describes the processes of and results from excavating three of the oldest English settlers in North America.
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Комментарии • 31

  • @maryg.249
    @maryg.249 Год назад +11

    This has to be one of my favorite Dig Deeper episodes so far. Finding artifacts is so very interesting but when you find the people who used the artifacts, who walked the places you are excavating, well, for me, that it is the key to understanding and knowledge. I sure hope you can get some dna samples. Imagine, being 11-14 years old, sailing across the vast ocean to a place so different and so far from your normal. Fascinating. Brave and courageous people. Thank you for making these videos for us arm chair archeologists! Mary

  • @gregbiggs7564
    @gregbiggs7564 Год назад +8

    Well done 👍👍 as a Desendent of Richard Biggs who came to Jamestowne in 1611 y’all do such a great great job 👌👌🇬🇧🇺🇸

  • @craiggleason8386
    @craiggleason8386 Год назад +8

    Very interesting. I had relatives that settled in Virginia in the early 1600's. Will you attempt to match their DNA wit living people if possible? When you are done studying their remains will they be reintered in their grave?

    • @benitagrattan193
      @benitagrattan193 Год назад +1

      Great questions...hope they answer them ♥️

    • @steves7896
      @steves7896 Год назад +2

      @@benitagrattan193 same here.

  • @mrhis2ry
    @mrhis2ry Год назад +3

    This is one the best and most informative episodes you have done, I very much enjoyed it.

  • @raynagel7462
    @raynagel7462 Год назад +5

    Enjoyed this very much, I am a descendant of Gregory Spicer who arrived at Jamestown on the Tryall in 1618 as an indentured servant

  • @IndyRickHikes
    @IndyRickHikes Год назад +2

    Fascinating! Genealogy vaguely traces potential ancestors to this area and near this time period. But if actually related, they were certainly ordinary people who have been lost to the records. It would be wonderful to find genetic matches. In any event, so many of us stand on the shoulders of these early settlers, and it is important to know our connections and actual history.

  • @DakotaCelt1
    @DakotaCelt1 Год назад +2

    I was drawn to this series from watching an old episode of Time Team when they visited the Jamestown. The special featured a dig at the well site and De La Ware's Halbard was brought up. I've watched many of the pieces about Jamestown since then. I believe Queen Elizabeth II visited the archaeological site at some point. Keep up the good work!

  • @lesjones5684
    @lesjones5684 Год назад +2

    I always wanted to be a dirt surgeon 👨‍⚕️

  • @randomvintagefilm273
    @randomvintagefilm273 Год назад +2

    How far has the coastline receded since the time they were buried? I'm surprised they buried them so close to the edge of the water.

  • @crossbow1203
    @crossbow1203 Год назад +1

    As always sir, both informative and entertaining. Will the bodies be debuted after being recorded for I formztion? Also has Jamestown ever had problems with looters?

    • @crossbow1203
      @crossbow1203 Год назад +1

      Buried again not debuted! Damn autocorrect!!!

  • @treasuretom13
    @treasuretom13 3 месяца назад +1

    It would be interesting to explore how these individuals died, of natural causes or not for each and whether there's enough remains to make these determinations.

  • @lesjones5684
    @lesjones5684 Год назад +1

    I found a Native American site on the Delaware River I have a lot of artifacts ❤❤

  • @markmcintosh9448
    @markmcintosh9448 Год назад +1

    Will they be returned to their burial location?

  • @stevenjames7667
    @stevenjames7667 8 месяцев назад

    How much dirt covered the original land in 400 years? How deep did they have to dig to reach the original level of 400 years ago?

  • @stephenburns3678
    @stephenburns3678 3 месяца назад

    Could this kind of DNA testing be done of the remains of unknown Civil War soldiers killed in service to they're country. ?

  • @claws-jc
    @claws-jc Год назад

    Hands down one of the coolest channels on RUclips!!!!

  • @kennethcrace6181
    @kennethcrace6181 Год назад

    Very informative. Thanks for all your hard work. I appreciate each of you. Ken from Indiana 🇺🇸

  • @AkingBones1
    @AkingBones1 Год назад

    Brilliant...Thank you

  • @TheDreamtimezzz
    @TheDreamtimezzz Год назад

    Love these. Thank you

  • @SacredWaves
    @SacredWaves Год назад +1

    I do enjoy your videos! However, there was one thing I would like to dispute. Please don't take this as being critical. I am not. Just placing something out there.... You stated Jamestown, was at/around the beginning of the nation. It was not. Our nation was not a nation until 1776. Until then, it was a British colony. There was no America until 1776. I understand they lived here, and most say it was the birth of the nation but... It was not. About 170 years too early.

  • @steves7896
    @steves7896 Год назад

    Wow, the precision in your work, it's just fascinating. It must be nice to have soil like that. Here in the Mojave it's loaded in 'potato rocks' and caliche. I wonder what that kind of work you do would look like here in these rocky soils.
    I'm surprised the graves are so shallow, I would've expected something closer to six feet.
    Again, very fascinating, very impressive.

  • @jim-do5pt
    @jim-do5pt Год назад

    awesome video! Very, VERY interesting! Thanks!

  • @benitagrattan193
    @benitagrattan193 Год назад

    Another great informative video. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @ForeverBeach
    @ForeverBeach Год назад +1

    Could there even be a more pointless activity?

    • @claws-jc
      @claws-jc Год назад +1

      Pointless ? You see no purpose in recovering the truths of the past ? Especially ones that prove otherwise vs lies they want us to believe about many ancient sites with highly advanced civilizations and also knowing history, and being that history repeats itself, knowing and understanding the past in present times helps prevent it in the future.

    • @BeckVMH
      @BeckVMH Год назад

      Absolutely and that was the time required to read your comment.

  • @davidhardwick3816
    @davidhardwick3816 Год назад

    Another great video - thanks for posting these!