Archaeology and History

What happened in Jamestown? And how do we discover what happened in Jamestown? Use this video to help: Unearthing Secret America. 1. What role does science play in our discovery? What can we learn from tree rings and the fate of Jamestown? 2. What can be discovered in Bought and Sold In Williamsburg? What uncovered evidence reveals much about the lives of slaves in America during the colonial period up through the 19th Century? What does the slaves’ daily diet reveal about their lives? 3. What can historians learn from other disciplines to better piece together the past? Give other examples of this sort of “borrowing” that historians do. Who must s/he rely upon to provide a more adequate picture of that past? Why does history change over time?