National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Department of Anthropology Search this
Subject:
Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (Exhibition) (2009-2014: Washington, D.C.) Search this
Type:
Digital images
Collection descriptions
Electronic records
Place:
Saint Marys City (Md.)
Anne Arundel County (Md.)
Jamestown (Va.)
Date:
2004
2004-2016
Notes:
For a description of the record series of which these materials form a part, refer to the "Forms part of" above.
Organization:
Unarranged
Summary:
This accession consists of images used in the exhibit "Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake" which ran from February 7, 2009, to January 6, 2014. The exhibit examined history through forensic anthropological investigations of 17th-century human skeletal remains, including those of colonists teetering on the edge of survival at Jamestown, Virginia; those living in the wealthy and well-established settlement of Saint Mary's (Marys) City, Maryland; and farmers located in Leavy Neck in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Materials also include a spreadsheet that provides details about each image. Materials are in electronic format.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
