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The fieldwork has revealed the deep history of Werowocomoco—a history now known to have begun centuries before Powhatan ever lived there. The Werowocomoco research team established an important partnership with Virginia Indians, an effort led by William and Mary professor Danielle Moretti-Langholtz.
Jun 29, 2016 · by Joseph McClain | June 29, 2016. The U.S. National Park Service has taken Werowocomoco under its umbrella. The site of Werowocomoco, Powhatan’s capital city during the early years of the Jamestown Colony, has been acquired by the National Park Service.
The unique topography of Werowocomoco reveals why the location had been a vital site to Virginia Indians for thousands of years. Werowocomoco sits on a high bluff on the north side of the York River. From the bluff, it was easy to see who was traveling on the river and detect anyone approaching Werowocomoco by water.
The official website of the Werowocomoco Research Group and Archaeology Project. The village of Werowocomoco was the residence of the Virginia Algonquin chief Powhatan and the political center of the Powhatan chiefdom during the early 1600s.
Werowocomoco was abandoned, and the location of the dramatic confrontations between Smith and Powhatan that ensured the English foothold in North America was lost to history.
Feb 26, 2021 · Werowocomoco Research Group. Subscribe | What is RSS. News Release Date: February 26, 2021 The Archeological Overview and Assessment (AOA) of Werowocomoco, residence of Powhatan and the site of the first meetings between Native leaders and English colonists, was completed in November 2020.
Werowocomoco: Finding and Investigating a Legendary Site | Virginia Museum of History & Culture. Learn. Werowocomoco: Finding and Investigating a Legendary Site. Time Period. 16,000 BCE to 1622 CE. Media Type. Video. Topics. American Indian History. Presenter. Dr. Randolph E. Turner, Kathleen S. Kilpatrick, Jonathan Doherty, and Ken Adams.
