Written in Bone: Ch. 8-9 Reading Check

In chapter 8, "Expect the Unexpected," graves were found on a ___________ marked with ______________________.

• path, Dare stones

• knoll, cobblestones

• bluff, wooden crosses

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Harleigh, the landowner, gave the team permission to excavate _____ possible graves.

• three

• twelve

• six

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The site's _________ ________ was the key to the wooden coffin's preserved condition.

• sandy soil

• clay soil

• rocky soil

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The team made a shocking discovery when excavating HK-9. What was missing from the skeleton and why?

• lower leg bones, moisture

• skull, likely removed in a later burial

• right arm, critters

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What interesting object was found on the lid of one of the coffins?

• an oyster shell

• a copper button with the date 1607

• a silver cross

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One coffin was found buried in the same graves shaft and directly ON TOP of HK-9's coffin. Who's skeleton was found inside this coffin?

• John Smith

• an African slave

• an infant

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A brass _________________ dated to the __________'s was found among the remains of HK-9.

• sword, 1600

• button, 1700

• pipe, 1600

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Another grave found in Maryland was HK-7. Archaeologist, Dana Kollman, noticed the angle of HK-7's front jaw, a rounded forehead, and a broad nasal opening. This lead scientists to conclude HK-7 was a/an __________ of ___________ ancestry.

• infant, European

• female, African

• male, Native American

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How was the condition of HK-7's skeleton different than those found in James Fort?

• no bone diseases, healthy teeth

• smaller bones, which indicated hard labor

• body was buried in a disrespectful way

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By 1650, ______________ servants, slaves, and free people lived among the colonial workforce. Most shared living quarters on plantations.

• purchased

• colonial

• indentured

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