POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, MACROFLORAL, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION (XRF) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE JR4269A, JAMESTOWN, JAMES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA

The Memorial Church Site is located in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia. During excavation of the 1906–07 Memorial Church in July 2018, Jamestown Rediscovery uncovered eastern and western foundations for the original 1617 church. Within the chancel of the 1617 church, a single graveshaft (JR4269) was recorded. Subsequently, Jamestown Rediscovery submitted two sediment samples (JR4269A.20 and JR4269A.22) to PaleoResearch Institute for pollen, phytolith, starch, macrofloral, organic residue (FTIR), and elemental composition (XRF) analyses. Through these analyses, Jamestown Rediscovery aims to better comprehend the diet of the individual (JR4300) buried in the center of the chancel, and perhaps gain insight into the wider subsistence of early 17th century Jamestown.