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Jamestown archaeologists working with the Smithsonian Institution have identified four sets of remains found inside the footprint of a 1608 church as prominent early leaders of the historic Virginia colony.
Buried between 1608 and 1610, the remains were excavated in late 2013 and publicly identified at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History Tuesday after some 20 months of historical, genealogical and forensic investigation.
They include the Rev. Robert Hunt — who served as the first Anglican minister in English America — and Capt. Gabriel Archer — the explorer and council member who battled frequently with Capt.