Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell says she's pledging a half (m) million dollars toward the excavation of the Historic Jamestowne archaeological site.
Cornwell yesterday was at the site with forensic science experts, demonstrating laser-mapping equipment that can show locations of the artifacts and layers of history of James Fort, which was built in 1607.
Jamestown archaeologists don't use the robotic equipment now, but Cornwell says the project may be getting it from her as a "Christmas present."
That's the whole thing. Unclear what this "laser-mapping equipment" is. Total station? Laser ranging scanner?
Update: Much more here but we still don't know what this device is.