Jamestown Settlement - Tuesday, August 26th
÷ Powhatan Indian Village
= Powhatans lived in small, semi-permanent villages
= obtained food and raw materials from rivers, streams, forests, and agricultural fields
= lived in huts called Yehakins
= fire-pit outside probably used for cooking
= inside of Yehakin - deer skin used for sitting areas - very soft
= darker inside, making much cooler temperatures in summertime
= fire-pit inside probably used for warmth, with hole above in ceiling for ventilation
÷ Jamestown Fort
= English have armor/weapons made of metal
= houses seem structured to be more like houses today
= English houses are more structured than Powhatan Yehakins
= have fireplaces with chimneys
Jamestown Island (Five-mile Tour) - Tuesday, August 26th
÷ Brick
= colonists produced most of their own brick and tile at each building site
= early exports of the colony included
o potash (used in the manufacturing of glass)
o soap ash (yields liquid soap)
÷ Hardwood
= in time, settlers cleared all of the hardwood forests from Jamestown Island
÷ Ice Pit
= perishables were often stored in huts built over pits filled with layers of fresh-water ice and straw
= trapped, frigid air could keep meat and dairy products fresh until Autumn
= other skills brought from the Old World besides preservation of food included
o milling
o baking
o brewing
÷ Disease
= in first 18 years that colonists lived at Jamestown, six out of seven residents died
÷ Clay Materials
= pots were thick-walled, symmetrical
= clay - red when fired
= pipes were hand-made rather than imported from England
÷ Wine
= colonists tried to make wine from grape vines in New World to ship to England; idea failed because wine spoiled during trip to England
÷ Trade
= English traded...
The stern of the replicated Susan Constant, which ...
English: "The Coronation of Powhatan," by the Amer...
English: Replica ship in port at Jamestown Settlem...