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archeological technicians directing Civilian Conserva- 

 tion Corps crews. In September 1936, J. C. Harring- 

 ton became supervising archeologist of the project, 

 and until World War II he continued the work as 

 funds permitted. E.xcept for the privately sponsored 

 excavation of the Jamestown glasshouse site by Har- 

 rington in 1947, no extensive archeological work was 

 thereafter undertaken until 1954, when John L. 

 Cotter was appointed chief archeologist. Thorough 

 exploration of Jamestown was his responsibility until 

 1956." 



One of the most interesting subsites in the James- 

 town complex was the two and one-half acres of lots 

 which belonged successively to William May, Nicholas 

 Merriweather, William White, and Henry Hartwell. 

 The site was first explored in 1935. On this occasion 

 there was disclosed a meandering brick drain that 



'■■ John L. Cotter, Archeological Excavations at Jamestown, Vir- 

 ginia. Archeological Research Series, no. 4, National Park 

 Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, VVa.shington, 1958. 



Figure 12. — .Sgraffito-ware cup and plate from 

 Jamestown. The cup is 4 inches high; the plate is 

 7 inches in diameter. Clolonial National Historical 

 Park. 



had been built on top of a fill of artifactual refuse, 

 mostly pottery sherds. The richness of this yield 

 was unparalleled elsewhere at Jamestown; from it 

 comes our principal exidence about the North Devon 

 types sent to America. 



The May-Hartwell site was explored further and 

 in far greater detail in 1938 and 1939 l)y Harrington, 

 whose unpui)lished typescript report is on file with 

 the National Park Service.'* Harrington's excava- 

 tion, in the light of historical documentation, led to 

 the conclusion that the brick drain had been laid 

 during Henry Hartwell's occupancy of the site 



''^ J. C. Harrington, Archeological Report, May-Hartwell Site, 

 Jamestown: Excavations at the May-Hartwell site in 1935, 793S, and 

 7939 and Ditch Explorations East 0/ the May-Harltvell Site in 1935 and 

 1938. 



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