William Kelso
William Kelso
William M. Kelso, C.B.E., Ph. D., F.S.A., often referred to as Bill Kelso, is an American archaeologist specializing in Virginia's colonial period. Currently he serves as the Director of Research and Interpretation for the Preservation Virginia Jamestown Rediscovery project. A native of Lakeside, Ohio, Kelso earned a B.A. in History from Baldwin-Wallace College, an M.A. in Early American History from the College of William and Mary, and a Ph.D in Historical Archaeology from Emory University. He has served as director...
clearly evidence living saw wonder
We thought they were exaggerating before we saw the evidence in the ground, ... But - clearly - they were living on the edge. No wonder there were so many deaths.
features looking people trying
We're not just looking for archaeological features here. We're not just looking for artifacts. We're really trying to communicate with the way that these people thought and lived,
buildings looked
But there it is. You can see the foundations of the buildings he saw. And when he was writing in 1611, things at Jamestown looked pretty good.
activity exist gentlemen lazy rich work
There was a lot of activity here. And it wasn't just a settlement of rich gentlemen who were lazy and didn't work and didn't know how to exist in the wilderness.
consider evaluate scientists willing
But I'm willing to say, 'OK, let's consider what some other scientists are saying. That's the only way we can evaluate it fairly.