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Werowocomoco was a village that served as the headquarters of Chief Powhatan, a Virginia Algonquian political and spiritual leader when the English founded Jamestown in 1607. The name Werowocomoco comes from the Powhatan werowans , meaning "leader" in English; and komakah (-comoco), "settlement".
29 de jun. de 2016 · Werowocomoco was the most significant city in the region at the time of the landing of the Jamestown colonists, and had probably been “a place of power” for centuries before 1607, says Martin Gallivan, professor of anthropology at William & Mary.
11 de dic. de 2023 · Werowocomoco is an archeological site, the location of an important Indigenous town on the shores of what is now known as the York River. Evidence of human use of the area dates back some 6,000 to 8,000 years.
Werowocomoco was the capital of the Algonquian chief Powhatan, who ruled over the Virginia tidewater when Jamestown was founded in 1607. Learn how archaeologists discovered the ancient site, its significance for the English colonists and its possible connection to John Smith and Pocahontas.
Werowocomoco was an important Powhatan Indian town before Jamestown, and is now part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. Learn about its history, archaeology, and conservation status, and explore it virtually with Google Street View.
Werowocomoco was the capital of the Powhatan paramount chiefdom, where the English colonists met with the Indian leader several times in the early 17th century. Learn about the history, archaeology and significance of this ancient site on the York River.
The status of Werowocomoco as holy ground could be why Powhatan chose it for his operational base. The reasons he abandoned it in 1609 are still speculation —perhaps it was to get away from the increasingly troublesome English.
