Bones tell a story long after we're gone
From the Winter 2013 journal.
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The skeleton of Anne Wolsey Calvert, buried in a rare lead-clad coffin under the church in St. Mary's City. Date of death ca. 1680. Smithsonian Institution
The skeleton of a European boy, found hastily buried under the house of a small colonial Maryland planter. The family's trash was found in the grave, ca. 1665-1670. Smithsonian Institution
A man's lifestyle shaped his teeth. A prominent hole was worn in front teeth from clenching a clay pipe, ca. 1660-1680. Smithsonian Institution
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