Archaeologists have discovered surprising new details about the oldest tombstone in the United States, which dates back nearly 400 years. The 1627 tombstone was set up in the Jamestown settlement ...

“He also said that he’s putting the first couple of lines on his tombstone. I’ll be hurt if he doesn’t,” Cohen continued. The opening lines Kristofferson requested serve as his epitaph ...

The new study, published recently in the International Journal of Historical Archaeology, assessed the carvings and inlays of the tombstone to trace its origins. Scientists found that it had a ...

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Scientists examined microscopic fossils in the tombstone and suggest the jet-black slab with an English knight’s insignia could have come only from one place. The knight’s tombstone ...

International Journal of Historical Archaeology A mysterious black tombstone that marked the final resting place of a prominent Jamestown resident likely came from Belgium, suggesting that ...

The oldest known tombstone in America, long believed to have marked the grave of a knight, has a fascinating backstory that's finally been untangled. The tombstone, unearthed in the Chesapeake ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Researchers studied a Jamestown tombstone that had long been believed to belong to an English knight, and instead found that Belgium ...

Researchers have shed new light on what may be the "oldest surviving tombstone" from what is now the United States. The iconic black "marble" tombstone, from Jamestown, Virginia, features design ...