Close Helmet excavation Jamestown

This 400 year old close helmet was found in a cellar along James Fort's eastern palisade wall. The following film documents some of the final stages of conservation on this helmet. Watch as the helmet comes together to resemble its original shape.

[@brentlichtenberg]

Your whole team deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom for this amazing documentation and preservation of early U.S. History.

[@nitramsonjack4741]

Thank you for preserving history. Absolutely amazing!!

[@SongOfSongsOneTwelve]

For having been uploaded eleven years ago, this video, surprisingly, has such few views or subscribers. I’m shocked, because this is the rich history and foundation of America and there are so few that know this channel exists. I’ve seen several videos from this channel so far, and every single one of them could easily have been a two hour documentary; they are so fascinating! Great work to all of the conservators, archaeologists and staff working to preserve this fantastic heritage for future generations. One thing I would like to see and hear from people in these videos is the proper respectful terminology when referring to Native Americans. I would rather hear them being referred to as “Indigenous People” or First Nations People than “Indians”.

[@ritaroberts5836]

I love watching conservators at work. Thanks for this video

[@marymathis9299]

That’s just so cool! Thanks for putting here so we can enjoy the finds too!! 👍👍👍

[@lindakile1229]

I love all of your team's conservation videos! It is amazing what has been found by your hard working team. I hope to visit Jamestown in the not too far future and hope to visit the museum.. Thanks for all your hard work to preserve our history.

[@johngray9434]

What an amazing project and one which is of major historical value to both the United States and also the UK! Thanks for sharing. John Dundee. Scotland.

[@DennisMorrison1955]

Just found this channel today. I am hooked. I cannot stop! Amazing to be sure!

[@davewoodworth1762]

Brilliant, keep up the ground breaking work.

[@ArtistTree]

Thanks SO much for sharing your work! Oh how I wish I could've gotten into professional conservation; I'm jealous, lol! ♡

[@catman8670]

Priceless objects, allowing a look at the country’s beginnings

[@Rockhoundingcolorado]

So what your finding is knight armor halbard's and such? Much more militant overlord, than I really even imagined.

[@robertodebeers2551]

Wow. What a find.

[@Teutonic__Knight]

This was cool!

[@iamblackthorne]

Wonderful!

[@markosterman419]

Never heard the term air abrasion before … but from a conservation point of view I guess that sounds less violent than sandblasting.

[@E180TEKNO]

greetings from France , remarquable work really congratulations many of respect for you work good luck for the futur

[@citizen1114]

Very cool.

[@jsmcguireIII]

I also plan on eventually being coated with tannic acid and B72 acrylic myself.

[@toxi87]

Just curious, the artifact is safe to handle with involved hands after the tonic acid is put on. Very interesting

[@JamestownRediscovery]

Cheers, we will keep them coming.

[@tiggytheimpaler5483]

JamestownRediscovery I love how when it comes to archeology we are definitely the mcguivers of the scientific world lol

[@Rubin_Schmidt]

WESTFORD KNIGHT: On a hillside in Westford, Massachusetts, there is a ledge carrying the carved outline of a medieval Knight. The Knight holds a broken sword, and his shield bears the arms of the Gunn family from Caithness , who were related to the Sinclairs, along with the picture of a ship, a comet, a star and the sun. The carving is claimed to represent the cousin of Sinclair, Sir James Gunn, who died climbing nearby Prospect Hill with a party to investigate rising smoke seen in the distance. A punched-hole effigy outline shows Gunn's cloak of the Knights Templar, and his sword is dated around 1360. !!!

[@SongOfSongsOneTwelve]

I knew the Knights Templar were here as early as the 14th century but recently, Templar swords have been found in the United States dating to the year 800 AD. One was found in the desert in Tucson, Arizona.

[@SongOfSongsOneTwelve]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@LuvBorderCollies]

What did this look like before any damage?

[@robnewman6101]

Wow. Interesting.

[@paul-we2gf]

This looks like the ones found at Martin's Hundrrd in the 1970s.

[@Tyler.i.81]

Good Job SQIRE

[@nigel900]

All in stunning 480p......

[@perrytferrell]

Curious about the air abrasion process. if the helmet went into the oven to remove moisture, doesn't the compressed air reapply moisture from the line? Assuming the amount is negligible to the process as the finished product looks nice but it did make me wonder.

[@LuisJimenez-jr9dg]

Muy interesante

[@michaelhood1291]

I love that this dude is literally preserving the earliest American history… on a damn cafeteria lunch tray 🤣🇺🇸💪🏼

[@EgholmViking]

need a real steady hand for that kind of work :)

[@bret9741]

Wow. Thank you for all your efforts and in particular for all of the people I am sure volunteering both time and money. It’s horrific what our nation has come to in academia world. So many schools and colleges are not seeking truth but eager to vilify and rewrite history of the people who were born into a nearly alien world from What we know today. Keep seeking truth through archeology and science. Then take the pieces you find and apply them to the correspondence, records and history books that came after these people had passed over. Then with objective and minds guided by a desire for truth, a respect for those who have passed on before us do your best to provide ours and future generations a foundation on which to understand our past, with all of its details. The. Let us pray or strive to teach future generations to learn from the past and try to avoid some of the same mistakes, sins and evils of our ancestors all while embracing their achievements and yes even the small and or large contributions they had on our world today.

[@joejohnston2035]

curious, why aren't any questions/ or comments rarely ever responded to ?

[@tegunn]

Is the use of electrolysis for rust removal in preservation acceptable? It is less aggressive than air blasting is it not?

[@justdoingitjim7095]

I used to buy uncleaned Roman coins to clean them, research them and then resell. I used electrolysis on some coins that were low grade and most likely to bring lower prices. It was quicker than the tedious "hand" cleaning process. The process does damage the artifact, just not in the same way as abrasion does. Objects cleaned with electrolysis are less desirable to professional collectors and museums. It's viewed as "amateurs taking shortcuts," against the more universally accepted methods of "professional" preservation. However, in the case of very large objects with voids that are inaccessible to traditional methods (like Iron cannons) then electrolysis can be an acceptable recourse.

[@annanardo2358]

How OLD is it ?????????????

[@TubeRadiosRule]

Is this the third close helmet found in Virginia, then, after the two found at the Wolstenholm Towne site, or have others been found in between?

[@JK-dj1zj]

Knights Templar Helmet.

[@raybohn7]

What abrasive is used?

[@iamblackthorne]

Ray Bohn Aluminum oxide powder.

[@daveybass655]

This belonged to the knight, originally buried under the grave stone. Who arrived with other templars, in the 1300's. The grave stone, is also, a land claim, marker. No coincedence, that James fort, was built, on this location.

[@simon-oy6um]

Ever thought of phosphoric acid ,turns iron oxide into iron phosphate and preserves ??😊

[@erho2967]

His name was Humongous

[@iamrichrocker]

could you folks have an iron worker..blacksmith..or a craftsman..to see or show how this helmet was made...must have been superior workmanship back in the day to create this helmet..thx..

[@JamestownRediscovery]

Cool idea, I'm guessing we'd need to turn to Europe for that type of expertise, but it's worth asking the blacksmiths at nearby Colonial Williamsburg what they'd think of that idea.

[@imapseudonym1403]

There are several world-class armourers in the USA. A quick google search will yield some good results, especially if you search in New York state... Just saying...

[@andrewpetronis7141]

I'd like to make a speculative reconstruction of this helmet at some point. It is interesting in that such helmets were normally worn by cavalry or "curiassers" at the time. They are sometimes referred to as "seige burgonets" or "savoyard helms". They were munitions helmets, made to be relatively inexpensive (compared to earlier armors) and practical.

[@jamiecorrigan3241]

STRANGE THIS HELMET LOOKS MORE 14TH CENTURY THAN 16TH ???

[@hmshood9212]

So Cuirassiers in the New World?

[@davidevans3175]

Tis but a scratch!!

[@jasonshumate6456]

Is that an Executioners Mask?

[@slaveofjesus3878]

? No.

[@jasonshumate6456]

@@slaveofjesus3878 it must be missing its Visor, amazing it survived.

[@tegunn]

was anyone breathing between 4:50-5:20 ??

[@deannacrownover3]

Looking at the size of his hands in comparison to the size of the helmet, you can see how much larger we are today then our Colonial counterparts! My Heavens his hand would encompass that helmet wearers entire face and most of their head with one hand!

[@tegunn]

helmets were fitted(tight as possible) to a particular soldier, not one size fits all..

[@MustangsbyMatt]

It's sand blasting, don't church it up son.

[@justdoingitjim7095]

This is not a job for people who are prone to throwing things and trashing rooms when they get frustrated about things not going their way. You see this type of reaction to displeasure being taught as acceptable behavior by the media in movies, TV shows and news casts covering riots.

[@willfakaroni5808]

That’s pretty obvious

[@Crimson-kt7fd]

That helmet seems out of place during the time of Jamestown. It could have been part of a Morion helmet or something else. Then again I could be wrong, plate armor was still active during that era

[@user-bh4rx8mf8g]

Unusual, certainly, but not necessarily out of place.

[@LutzDerLurch]

clos helmets were common armour during the 1600s, though.

[@7125Mhz]

It's very common for the period.

[@TheSeer101]

You are wrong. It would be unusual if it was made of Kevlar because that didn't come out till the 1700's

[@thatchannel195]

Taijess Basnaw maybe a european brought it with 2 america

[@406nova6]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 air abrasion what a laugh people will change words to make things sound fancy you basically you dried it off in the oven( so your aluminum oxide wouldn't clump in the blast cabinet ) sandblasted it Rust prevented it like a car it's just a baby sand blaster aluminum oxide gets used all the time .wow could do the same job for 15 bucks what you charge...... and I'm not kidding 15 bucks or less and that's getting the acrylic glue from Walmart they sell for 24 bucks a bottle and it comes with a free syringe to apply it🤣😂🤣😂

[@benitagrattan193]

How rude r u...this is American history & these people r train to restore it...who cares what type of wording they used... unbelievable rude

[@E180TEKNO]

@@benitagrattan193 surely a young teenager without culture you think

[@DennisMorrison1955]

Just found this channel today. I am hooked. I cannot stop! Amazing to be sure!