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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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Maryland was found by Cecil Calvert looking for a safe place for Catholics. The colony was named after Queen Henrietta Maria.

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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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the archaeological work began in the early 1980's

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3.  Where were the three lead coffins buried?

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3.  Where were the three lead coffins buried?

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the lead coffins were buried inside the chapel

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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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The people buried inside the church were church members.

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4.   What people were were buried inside the church

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4.   What people were were buried inside the church

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

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The technology that they used was a ground-penetrating radar.

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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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The foundation of the church was built like a cross.

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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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he workers put away their trowels and used paintbrushes and a pair of gloves in order to prevent damage to 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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the archaeologists only showed the top and a few inches of the coffin that way people wouldn't come.

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9.   What did the scientists name this project?

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9.   What did the scientists name this project?

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Project Lead Coffins

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10.  Why were the Project Lead Coffins members allowed to open the Copely coffins?

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10.  Why were the Project Lead Coffins members allowed to open the Copely coffins?

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the church allowed the members to open the coffins.

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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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The Copley coffins were inside the Trinity Episcopal Church in Maryland

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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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the stratigraphy told them that the grave was dug for only two coffins but then another coffin was put in.

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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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they used the gamma rays that way they could see everything in the coffin without having to move it

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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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To get a sample of the air and keep the body intact.

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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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they allowed scientists to see the heat and how "alive" the coffin is.

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16.   Why were the coffins difficult to move?

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16.   Why were the coffins difficult to move?

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they were made of metal so they were harder to move then regular wooden coffins.

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

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

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they moved the baby's coffin first because it was the lightest and the easiest to move

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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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the child's leg bones were gone and also were the feet.

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

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

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critters don't eat the cloth attached to the copper because the copper has poison in it.

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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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the sutures on the skull and the mandible and the teeth in the mouth.

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

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

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the soil falling in the grave, the coffin was dug up, and put back, or moisture was fell into the grave.

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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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it could have died of anemia or 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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the remains belonged to a slender woman, about 5 feet 3 inches tall, and had lived to be about sixty years old.

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7.  What trace elements were found when the nuclear reactor was used?

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7.  What trace elements were found when the nuclear reactor was used?

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The woman's hair contained a very high level of the element arsenic and it increased the closer you got to the scalp

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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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in colonial times, many people though that arsenic was a medicine that would help cure their problems.

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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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it was the heaviest, the most crafted, and it was very well preserved.

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10. What burial tradition is explained in this section of the book

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10. What burial tradition is explained in this section of the book

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people usually bury the husband's grave on the north side of the wife's grave

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

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

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the man in the coffin was embalmed when everyone else in the book was not

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

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

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the chemicals were salt, alum, lime, and herbs

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

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

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the crystal remains were a result of brushite. Brushite forms when salt and alum combine with calcium which are ingredients of embalming

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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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he was a male in his fifties, probably right handed, about 5 feet 7 inches, somewhat overwieght, and he did smoke.

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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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the scientists could not capture the air because it was too old to collect.

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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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the man's carbon-13 value was -17.4

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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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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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he was the brother of Cecil Calvert, the man who found Maryland, he was a very wealthy man, and he died at 56.

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

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

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The Calverts