Four Founders Found

Of course you remember Jamestown from your U.S. history classes. Over the last years, we've learned more and more about that settlement and the people who lived there, for good or ill. And now we know a lot more. The remains of four of the founders ~ Sir Ferdinando Wainman, a nobleman; the Rev. Robert Hunt, a chaplain; Capt. Gabriel Archer, a soldier; and Capt. William West, an explorer (who was somehow related to Wainman) ~ were identified using a combination of chemical analyses, 3D imaging, genealogy, and the way they were buried. By studying the teeth, for example, archaeologists learned not only how old each individual was, but how long each had been in Jamestown prior to death. Once their identities were established, journals, letters, and other documents added details to round out the story of each life (story, video): http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150728-jamestown-archaeology-forensics-pocahontas-history-skeletons-religion/
   To learn, or relearn, more about Jamestown, go to (story, links to more, video): http://www.history.com/topics/jamestown