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Remains of Jamestown leaders discovered

Archaeologists excavate four burials at the Virginia colony

leaders of Jamestown

COLONIAL BIGWIGS  Researchers have found the remains of four men buried alongside one another in a Jamestown, Virginia, church more than 400 years ago. These men were among the leaders of the Jamestown colony.

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By Bruce Bower

- More than 2 years ago

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In an answer to archaeologists’ prayers, excavations at the site of the first English church in what is now the United States have cast light on the lives and deaths of four key players at Virginia’s Jamestown colony more than 400 years ago.