Virginia Indians at Werowocomoco

by Virginia, Lara L. Lutz, State of Virginia

An established Native American settlement as early as 1200 CE, Werowocomoco located in Gloucester County, Virginia, along the York River was a secular and sacred seat of power of the present-day Virginia's Algonquian people, whom the English would call the "Powhatan." The site was rediscovered in 2003. Only about 1 percent of the 50-acre site has been investigated; however, based on archaeological research conducted so far, it appears to be an unprecedented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692422196
• ISBN13: 9780692422199
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Virginia Department of Historic Resources
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher