Archaeologists say they have uncovered the "long-lost" Powhatan village of Kiskiak at the U.S. Navy's Weapons Station in Yorktown, Virginia.

Archaeologists say two bits of copper found in a trash pile at the village provide clues to the early relationship between the Powhatan Nation and the first European settlers at Jamestown. Cooper was initially prized by the tribe because it was hard to get.

But Europeans flooded the market with so much of the metal that it became devalued, archaeologists say. This led to a breakdown in the relationship with the settlers, leading to conflicts.

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DISCOVERY OF INDIAN VILLAGE ABOARD NAVAL WEAPONS STATION (US Navy 6/28)
Archaeologists discover traces of Colonial history (The Richmond Times-Dispatch 6/29)
Tiny Pieces of History Are Discovered in Va. (The Washington Post 6/29)
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