Identify the first 4 British leaders to set foot in the United States

Archaeologists on July 28 said they identified the remains of four men who contributed to the settlement of Jamestown, the first British colony in the New World.

The identity of the first four British leaders arrived in the United States

Four sets of remains are found at the oldest Protestant church in the United States dating back over 400 years (1608-1616). Burial positions near the church are signs that they are all members of the floor. upper class.

The area of ​​the first excavation of the remains of four British people in the United States.(Photo: dailypress.com)

Using archaeological methods , bone analysis, chemical tests, 3-D technology and genealogy, the team identified the identities of the four remains: Reverend Robert Hunt, Gabriel Archer, Ferdinando Wainman and William West. These are four characters who helped the leader of the Jamestown colony over a difficult period after its founding in 1607.

Scientists have recovered about 30% of each remains and based on that, the age at which these people died is between 24-39 years old. Specifically, Robert Hunt, the first English priest in the United States, died at the age of 39 in 1608. Gabriel Archer died around the end of 1609-early 1610 at the age of 34, during a famine in the settlement. . Wainman also died at the age of 34 and was the first British knight to be buried in the United States while William West died at the age of 24.

Gim Hon, the head of the research program for Jim Horn, emphasized that this was a major discovery of the first British leaders to arrive in the United States. After more than 400 years of disappearance in history, these new discoveries have helped partially reveal secrets about one of the most important colonies in American history .

Jamestown is Britain's first truly successful colony, founded in 1607 in an area in what is now Virginia.