Excavations in the 17th-century fort at Jamestown, Va., have yielded the grave of a high-ranking male colonist. Physical and historical evidence indicates that the man was one of the community’s leaders, according to William Kelso, archaeology director of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities’ Jamestown Rediscovery project.
The most exciting possibility is that the grave, which included a ceremonial staff attached to the coffin lid, holds the remains of Captain Bartholomew Gosnold.
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