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Pocahontas Revealed
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On the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, science is revealing the truth behind the myth of John Smith, Chief Powhatan and his daughter, Pocahontas. Virginia archaeologists have recently discovered th...
On the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, science is revealing the truth behind the myth of John Smith, Chief Powhatan and his daughter, Pocahontas. Virginia archaeologists have recently discovered the site of Chief Powhatan's capital, Werowocomoco, some 17 miles from Jamestown beside the York River. Follow the investigation by NOVA of the site as archeologists for the first time reveal the Native American side of the Jamestown story.
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- PBS
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- English
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- [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2007]
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2018
- ©2007
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (53 min., 8 sec)) : sound, color
- digital
- video file
- Originally released by PBS, 2007.
- Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 01, 2018.
- Streaming video file.
- Closed-captioned.
- Reconstructing Jamestown (6:25); Pocahontas: Myth or Fact (8:28); Finding Werowocomoco (4:53); Pocahontas' Life and Times (3:54); Excavation of Werowocomoco (6:54); Politics Between Tribes and English (6:23); Intermarriage and Famine in Jamestown (8:02); Pocahontas' Later Life (5:27); Pocahontas Revealed: Credits (0:47)