Martin's Hundred (USA)

Definition: Martin's Hundred is an archaeological site in Virginia in the southeastern United States, consisting of a British colonial village first occupied in 1619, and more or less destroyed in 1622 during the "Anglo-Powhatan War". The core of the village was called Wolstenholme Towne; and in the 18th century, much of Martin's Hundred was absorbed into Carter's Grove Plantation, which eventually went on to become Colonial Williamsburg. Excavated by Sir Ivor Noel Hume, among others; Hume's book on the site is still among the best introductory texts to historical archaeology around.