|a144 p. : |bill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; |c28 cm.
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|aThis book reports on the work of forensic scientists who are excavating grave sites in James Fort, in Jamestown, Virginia, to understand the people who lived in the Chesapeake Bay area in the 1600s and 1700s.
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|aForensic anthropology--Juvenile literature.
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|aForensic osteology--Juvenile literature.
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|aHuman remains (Archaeology)--Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)--Juvenile literature.
Anthropology scientists take readers through the process of investigating human remains found at colonial-era sites to reveal causes of death, match remains with the names on the historical records, and determine the skeletons' gender, age at death, nationality, and even economic standing.
Anthropology scientists take readers through the process of investigating human remains found at colonial-era sites to reveal causes of death, match remains with the names on the historical records, and determine the skeletons' gender, age at death, nationality, and even economic standing.