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1.) What events about the founding of the Maryland colony are given in this book?

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1.) What events about the founding of the Maryland colony are given in this book?

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PG. 68 The colony of Maryland was founded in 1634 by a man who was determined to create a safe haven for English Catholics.

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2.) When did archaeological work begin at St. Mary's?

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2.) When did archaeological work begin at St. Mary's?

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PG. 70 Archaeologists work at St Mary's began in the early 1980s.

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3.) Where were the three lead coffins located?

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3.) Where were the three lead coffins located?

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PG. 70 The three lead coffins were buried inside the foundation of the St. Mary's brick chapel, beneath an area where the chapel's floor had been

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4.)  What people were buried inside the church?

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4.)  What people were buried inside the church?

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PG. 72 Wealthy people were the only people who got to be buried in the lead coffins.

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5.) What technology was used to look for buried objects within the walls of the church?

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5.) What technology was used to look for buried objects within the walls of the church?

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PG. 71 The GPR technology was used to look for buried objects within the walls of the church.

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6.) What information did the GPR reveal  about the foundation of the church?

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6.) What information did the GPR reveal  about the foundation of the church?

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PG. 71 The GPR revealed a brick foundation that was 3 feet thick and that extended 5 feet under the ground sufficiently massive to support a tall, permanent building.

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7.) How did the workers prevent more damage  to the lead coffins?

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7.) How did the workers prevent more damage  to the lead coffins?

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PG. 72 The workers prevented more damage to the lead coffins by using paintbrushes and even a pair of gloves to brush the last bit of dirt off the top of the coffin.

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8.) How did the scientists protect the grave site from intruders?

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8.) How did the scientists protect the grave site from intruders?

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PG. 74 The scientists protected the grave site from intruders by covering the backfilled grave shaft with sheets of tin topped with a thick layer of soil.

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9.) What did the scientists name this product?

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9.) What did the scientists name this product?

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PG. 75 The scientists named the project, "Project Lead Coffins."

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10.) Why were the Project Lead Coffin members allowed to open the Copely coffins and examine them?

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10.) Why were the Project Lead Coffin members allowed to open the Copely coffins and examine them?

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PG. 75 The project lead coffins members are allowed to open Copely coffins and examine them because hey got permissions from Trinity Episcopal Church.

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11.) Where were the Copely coffins found?

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11.) Where were the Copely coffins found?

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PG. 75 The Copely coffins were found in an underground vault in the cemetery Trinity Episcopal Church also located in St. Mary City

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12.) What information did the use of stratigraphy give the scientists?

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12.) What information did the use of stratigraphy give the scientists?

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PG. 76 The stratigraphy of the undisturbed wall of soil told John an interesting story.

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13.) Why did the scientists use gamma rays on the trunk?

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13.) Why did the scientists use gamma rays on the trunk?

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PG. 76 They didn't want to mess up the coffins and they wanted to see what was inside.

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14.) Why did the scientists replace the oxygen in the coffins with argon, an inert gas?

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14.) Why did the scientists replace the oxygen in the coffins with argon, an inert gas?

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PG. 76 They didn't want to put today's air in the coffins because that could mess up the skeletons.

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15.) Why were the coffins scanned with infrared light?

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15.) Why were the coffins scanned with infrared light?

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PG. 78 The scientists wanted to see if the coffin was air-tight.

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16.) Why were the coffins difficult to read?

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16.) Why were the coffins difficult to read?

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PG. 80 Because its been a long time since the words got carved into the coffins.

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17.) Why do you think they moved the baby's coffin first?

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17.) Why do you think they moved the baby's coffin first?

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PG. 82 Because the baby's coffin was the lightest out of the other two.

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1.) What parts of the baby's skeleton were missing?

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1.) What parts of the baby's skeleton were missing?

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PG. 85 The lower part of the child's body was gone.

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2.) Why do insects avoid eating the fabric that was attached to the copper shroud pins?

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2.) Why do insects avoid eating the fabric that was attached to the copper shroud pins?

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PG. 85 The bugs wouldn't eat the shroud pins because they were made out of copper and the copper could make the bugs decay

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3.) What factors helped the scientists determine the age of the child?

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3.) What factors helped the scientists determine the age of the child?

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PG. 87 They estimated 4 to 6 months old.

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4.) What may have made the baby's bones disappear?

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4.) What may have made the baby's bones disappear?

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PG. 86 The bones weren't fused together.

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5.) What diseases did the scientists suspect the baby had?

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5.) What diseases did the scientists suspect the baby had?

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PG. 90 The baby had a thing called, "rickets."

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6.) What conclusions did the scientists come to concerning the body in the second coffin?

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6.) What conclusions did the scientists come to concerning the body in the second coffin?

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PG. 92 They concluded was that the lady lived to be about 60 and that her bones were in good shape.

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7.) What trace elements were found in the lady's hair when the nuclear reactor was used?

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7.) What trace elements were found in the lady's hair when the nuclear reactor was used?

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PG. 98 They discovered that her hair had arsenic.

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8.) What uses did arsenic have in colonial times?

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8.) What uses did arsenic have in colonial times?

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PG. 99 People thought that arsenic would help sick people.

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9.) How was the man's coffin different from the other two?

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9.) How was the man's coffin different from the other two?

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PG. 100 The man's coffin was lead and wood and much bigger and heavier than the other.

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10.) What burial's tradition is explained in this section of the book?

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10.) What burial's tradition is explained in this section of the book?

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PG. 101 The people would bury the man and wife next to each other.

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11.) In what way was the man's burial different than all the others we have read about?

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11.) In what way was the man's burial different than all the others we have read about?

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PG. 102 The man's bones were coated with brushite before he was buried.

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12.) In that day, what chemicals were used to make the embalming fluid?

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12.) In that day, what chemicals were used to make the embalming fluid?

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PG. 102 The chemicals were a mixture if salt, white powder called alum, lime, and herbs.

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13.) How did the team of scientists link the crystal remains of the practice of embalming?

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13.) How did the team of scientists link the crystal remains of the practice of embalming?

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PG. 102 They thought that brushite was in there since brushite is linked with crystal.

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14.) What is known about the man in the coffin?

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14.) What is known about the man in the coffin?

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PG. 103 They found out that the man in the coffin smoked a pipe

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15.) What happened in the experiment to capture the air?

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15.) What happened in the experiment to capture the air?

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PG. 104 The scientists tried to find something out about the air, but they couldn't find anything on the air

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16.) What did the Carbon-13 results show?

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16.) What did the Carbon-13 results show?

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PG. 104 The carbon-13 results were that the lady in the coffin didn't get to eat a lot of corn.

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17.) Who was most likely the man in the lead coffin?

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17.) Who was most likely the man in the lead coffin?

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PG. 105 Carr figured out the man's name was most likely Philip Calvert

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18.) What is known about Philip Calvert?

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18.) What is known about Philip Calvert?

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PG. 106 They thin that Philip was a younger half-brother from the person Cecil Calvert. They also figured out that Philip got married twice in his life.

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19.) Who were the other two people in the coffins?

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19.) Who were the other two people in the coffins?

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PG. 107 There's Anne, Philip, and Jane