A rich knight likely paid a handsome sum to import the ornately carved monument, despite brutal conditions in the Jamestown colony.

Jamestown, Virginia, was founded in 1607 and was the first English permanent settlement in America. It has been the subject of many archaeological and historical analyses, including a recent study by Prof.

Located in eastern Virginia, Jamestown was founded in 1607 as the first permanent English settlement in North America. Twenty years later, the town’s first tombstone was erected in the local church, although exactly who was buried beneath it has until now remained a mystery.