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Written in Bone: Life and Death in Colonial Chesapeake

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Doug Owsley, forensic anthropologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, leads a group of students in an examination of bones found at Jamestown and other colonial settlements. He tells of the historical discoveries that have resulted from his scientific work.

For more information, visit: http://smithsoniansource.org/display/topic/viewdetailshis.aspx?TopicId=1004
http://www.SmithsonianEducation.org

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  • i really want to do this when i grow up!!!!!!!!!

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  • No, St. Luke's Church where Col. Joseph Bridger is buried is in Smithfield, Virginia. Dr. Owsley exhumed his bones for the Written on Bone exhibit.

  • @TheHeritageLady

    St Lukes in the UK??? The one that had all those exhumations? Wow!

  • eh, i like Bones better

  • I can't believe that was once a human being

  • Doug and Kari are amazing!

  • The Colonel Joseph Bridgers that Dr Owsley exhumed at St. Luke's Church is my 11th great grandfather! I went today to tour the church. It was a very moving experience.

  • Wow that's really interesting I started watching the show bones a year or two ago and i really like it i have become very interested in anthropology and i already had an intrest in forensics.I know the show bones is not compleatly real but it is kinda true the books that the show is based off of where writen my an anthropologist.

  • (Owsley's a god!) In a manner of speaking.

    An extremely intelligent, extremely humble man that has analyzed more remains, than anyone. Period.

    Did I mention he spearheaded the "Kennewick Man" litigation?

  • Have you read, "No Bone Unturned"?

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