17th-century home and silver spoon from 'affluent household' found in Colonial Williamsburg

An excavation site with archaeologists working in hard hats.

Archaeologists unexpectedly unearthed the remnants of a 17th-century home's foundation while doing excavation work in Virginia. 

The site, which is located on the grounds of Colonial Williamsburg, was one of the first settlements of the original colonists who came to the New World from Europe, according to a statement from Colonial Williamsburg.