In 2022, archaeologists at Maryland's first fort finally excavated a grave they'd found 30 years earlier, and identified a teenage boy buried in the 1630s, one of the colony's oldest known dead

Archaeologists unearthed a teenage boy's grave at St. Mary's Fort, Maryland's first English colony. This discovery, dating back to the 1630s, provides a unique personal perspective on the colony's challenging establishment. The burial allows historians to understand early colonial life through an individual's experience, not just official records.