DNA Study Rules Out Possible Identity for Burial at Jamestown - Archaeology Magazine

DNA Study Rules Out Possible Identity for Burial at Jamestown - Archaeology Magazine

Facial reconstruction of the man buried in the chancel grave JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA—WHRO.org reports that an attempt to identify remains unearthed inside the chancel of a church constructed at Jamestown in 1617 through genetic analysis has ruled out Sir George Yeardley, an English captain who arrived in Virginia in 1610. Skeletal analysis indicates that the remains represent a European man who died between the ages of 38 and 44. No signs of heavy p…