Site 44JC568, the Reverend Richard Buck site (ca. 1630-50), is located at the entrance of the Peleg's Point residential subdivision, adjacent to Neck-o-Land Road (State Route 682) in James City County, Virginia. Neck-o-Land Road forms the site's western boundary. The Back River-- which drains into the Thorofare and subsequently, the James River-- is approximately one-half mile to the southwest of the site. The main channel of Mill Creek is approximately one mile to the east of the site, and a tributary of Powhatan Creek is within one-quarter of a mile to the west. Archaeologists under the direction of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities' (APVA) Jamestown Rediscovery project excavated site 44JC568 from 1996-98. The collection is located at the Yeardley House at Jamestown Island. It has been fully cataloged on Rediscovery and analyzed. The report is complete and can be downloaded. For any questions or comments, contact Dave Givens, Jamestown Rediscovery, 1367 Colonial Parkway, Jamestown, Virginia 23081; telephone (757) 229-4997; fax (757) 564-3844; e-mail dgivens@apva.org.

• Historical Background
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• Artifact Data