It would be fair to argue that the English Jamestown colonists are not exactly history’s most revered people. Apart from, well, their colonialist outlook, they apparently resorted to cannibalism in the early 17th century, owned and abused chattel slaves, and ate dogs to survive. Now, a new DNA study has pointed to a taboo secret that has been gleaned from the graves of two of the high-status late 16th and early 17th century individuals. It seems one of the two was an illegitimate child. Dog Meat: Jamestown Colonists Killed and Ate Indigenous Dogs Archaeologists Identify Remains of the Early Colonists of Jamestown Excavating the Church Site: High Status Individual Graves Archaeologists have excavated the site of the town's 1608-1616 church, where the first representative assembly in America, known as the General Assembly, met in 1619. During these excavations, several burials were uncovered near the church's altar, specifically in the Chancel area. DNA analysis was conducted on the skeletal remains of two male individuals found in these burials. Read moreSection: NewsHistory & ArchaeologyRead Later