written in bone

A branch of science that helps us learn about people of the past.

• Archaeologist 
• Forensic anthropologist 
• Anthropologist 

A specialist who examines skeletons for clues that will provide evidence about the life and death of the people to whom they belonged.

• archaeologist 
• Forensic Anthropologist 
• Botanist 

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

the layer of soil beneath the top soil

• topsoil
• sub soil
• substitute soil 

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

areas colored differently than the surrounding soil

• debris
• clay 
• soil stains

Why did Michael Lavin send bone samples to Dr. Owsley? 

• These bone samples had not been treated with a conservation material that would protect them from decay and damage. These bones would be used by Dr. Owsley for scientific analyses that are performed on bones that have not been treated. 
• Dr. Owsley had never seen bones like this before and needed to study them for documentation.
• Dr. Owsley and his team collected these types of bones.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

What did Michael Lavin do with the remaining bones? 

• 1. Removed all soil
  2.  Dried the skeleton ( took two weeks)
  3.  Coated the bones with acrylic
  4. Glued broken bones together
  5.Wrapped bones in material used to protect fragile items
  6. Placed bones in storage boxes
  7. Stored boxes in a humidity-controlled and temperature-controlled vault. 
• Tagged them, dried them and shipped them to Dr. Owsley.
• Left them because they did not have permission from the Indian tribe to study them.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

to become aware of

• hindrance

• ravished

• perceived

• fathoms

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which state is NOT part of the Chesapeake bay region?

• North Carolina

• Delaware

• Maryland

• Virginia

Which of these steps comes first in excavating a grave?

• remove soil from the grave shaft

• take photographs of the soil stains of the grave shaft

• place soil in buckets

• sift grave shaft soil through a mesh screen to find artifacts