What we got going on is rather a
large type of staff of some kind.
It runs...
I'm trying to excavate it out but I keep
running into artifacts here,
so what we're gonna do as soon as we get a bucket
is get some of this muck out and try to work our way down to it.
[bucket clanging]
Alright, so here's another artifact.
An example of something in the way.
This is a swept-hilt rapier and this is actually lying
on top of the object I'm trying to take out
so gives you an idea of how many artifacts are sort of in the way.
This is, like I said, a swept-hilt
rapier.
The handle would have been in here and the blade coming out here.
It's quite a large one actually, perfect condition—mint condition.
You see the shoe? There's the, uh,
there's the, uh, stitch lines around the actual sole.
- What've you got?
- It's a hammer.
Bill, this looks exactly like the hammer that's on
your desk.
Exactly.
- Is that what the handle was on?
- No that's something else.
These are all on top of that.
I tell you, Bill, if you don't mind,
could I get somebody
down here and we both lift it at the same time?
- Ok.
- Danny's already soaking wet.
- You're not on the bottom, are you?
No, no there's artifacts everywhere.
I've just cleared the
artifacts off this long pikestaff
and it's—as fast as I can
dig it off it's filling back in,
so I kind of need two of us to get all
the way under and then lightly lift it.
Well, we're going to have to.
Is there any way you can kneel down between us?
- Maybe.
- You're gonna get just ploughed.
- I don't mind.
Wait where should I put my wallet?
On the side?
- I'll tell you what temporarily let's just get your stuff out of the way.
- Take it in?
- See it's coming in really fast.
Alright, so feel it all the way under.
- Hold on.
-We're going to try to get it out real fast.
-Ok, I'm on.
Ok, we're rolling.
[exclaiming] Whoa, whoa!
-Careful, careful, careful, wait go back down.
Yeah, there we go, wait slowly, slowly.
- Look at that, Bly!
[shouts]
[crowd exclaiming]
- How are we going to do this?
[crowd exclaiming]
- It's all metal down here, that's why I
smiled.
- That's Lord Delaware's.
That comes over with Lord Delaware.
[crowd talking]
- How about that?
- Can you hold it down just a little bit there, Dave?
There you go.
I just wanted to get it with you.
I'm coming up, right?
Yeah, this is actually on the wood, up...
This got here in 16--this arrived here in 1610.
We know, like, we know the day this thing got to Jamestown Island.
