[Gutenberg 16277] • New Discoveries at Jamestown / Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America by Cotter, John L. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Preface Contents Part One Exploration: The Ground Yields Many Things

Churches Mansions Row Houses Single Brick Houses Frame Houses Miscellaneous Structures Workshop Structures Brick Walks or Paved Areas Brick Drains Ice Storage Pit Kilns Ironworking Pits Wells Ditches Refuse Pits Roads

Part Two Daily Life at Jamestown 300 Years Ago As Revealed by Recovered Objects

Houses

Building Hardware Windows Wall and Fireplace Tile Roofing Materials Lime Plaster and Mortar Ornamental Plasterwork

House Furnishings

Furniture Lighting Devices Fireplace Accessories Cooking Utensils and Accessories

Table Accessories

Knives, Forks, and Spoons Pottery and Porcelain

Lead-glazed Earthenware. English Sgraffito-ware (a slipware). English Slip-decorated-ware. English Redware with Marbled Slip Decoration. Italian Maiolica. Delftware. Spanish Maiolica. Salt-glazed Stoneware.

Metalware Eating and Drinking Vessels Glass Drinking Vessels Glass Wine and Gin Bottles Food Storage Vessels and Facilities

Clothing and Footwear Artisans and Craftsmen

The Carpenter The Cooper The Woodcutter and Sawyer The Ironworker The Blacksmith The Boatbuilder The Potter The Glassblower The Brickmaker and Tilemaker The Limeburner Other Craftsmen

Home Industries

Spinning and Weaving Malting and Brewing Dairying and Cheesemaking Baking Associated Industries

Military Equipment

Polearms Caltrop Swords, Rapiers, and Cutlasses Cannon Muskets Pistols Light Armor and Siege Helmet

Farming Fishing Health Amusements and Pastimes

Smoking Games Archery and Hunting Music and Dancing

Travel

Boats and Ships Horses, Wagons, and Carriages

Bits and Bridle Ornaments. Spurs and Stirrups. Horseshoes and Currycombs. Branding Irons Wagon and Carriage Parts.

Trade

Indian Trade

Beads. Knives. Shears. Bells. Hatchets. Pots and Pans. Brass Casting Counters or Jettons. Miscellaneous Items.

English and Foreign Trade

Lead Bale Clips. Piers and Wharfs.

Worshipping

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