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Archaeologists and scientists from the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, have discovered the remains of some of the country's earliest settlers.
Four leaders of Jamestown, the first successful English colony located about 80 miles south of DC, have been unearthed using high-tech equipment and detective work.
Dr. James Horn is the President of the Jamestown Recovery Foundation.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DR. JAMES HORN SAYING:
"This is the earliest English church in America - 1608 - and without any question the four men buried in the Chancel between 1608 and 1610 are four of the first leaders of the whole English enterprise in America. These men in various ways witnessed the first three years of the establishment of the colony. They endured food shortages, starvation, Indian attacks and disease."
Researchers used skeletal analyses, chemical testing, and 3-D technology research to identify the men who lived and died when the settlement was on the brink of failure due to famine, disease and war.
Scientists said the four helped guide the colony during its difficult years after its founding in 1607.
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| Archaeologist | /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ | someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects of people who lived in the past |
| unearth |
/ʌnˈɜːθ/ |
to discover something in the ground |
| witness |
/ˈwɪt.nəs/ |
to see something happen, especially an accident or crime |
| starvation |
/stɑːveɪ.ʃən/ |
the state of having no food for a long period, often causing death |
| skeletal |
/skel.ɪ.təl/ |
of or like a skeleton (= frame of bones) |
| brink | /brɪŋk/ |
the point where a new or different situation is about to begin the edge of a cliff or other high area |
| famine |
/ˈfæm.ɪn/ |
a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death, or a particular period when this happens: |
Thanh Bình (theo Reuters)