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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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answer: It was a very different burial than the Leavy Neck boy.

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2.When did archaeologists work begin in St. Mary's? 

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2.When did archaeologists work begin in St. Mary's? 

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answer: Archaeologist began work at St. Mary's in the early fall of 1990. pg. 70

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3. Where were the the three lead coffins buried?

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3. Where were the the three lead coffins buried?

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answer: The three lead coffins were buried inside the foundation of the St. Mary's Chapel in an area where the floor had been. pg. 70

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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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Three royal or wealthy people who were greatly appreciated. pg. 72

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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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answer: A geophysicist used ground - penetrating radar or GPR to look for buried objects. pg. 71

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

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

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answer: The GPR found that there was definitely something in/under the foundation of the church. pg. 71

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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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answer: To prevent damage to the coffins the digger set aside their trowels. Then they moved to paint brushes and gloves. pg. 74

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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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answer: The scientists made the coffins too famous to want to steal or mess with. pg. 75

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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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answer: The scientist named the project " Project Lead Coffins". pg. 75

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

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

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answer: The scientist were allowed to these coffins because modern air was already inside. pg. 75

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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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answer: The Copley coffins were found near Trinity Episcopal Church. pg. 75

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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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answer: The statigraphy told that two lead coffins were buried at the same time, but had been disturbed some later. pg. 76

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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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answer: The scientists decided to use gamma rays because of successful tries with the experimental coffin. pg. 77

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

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

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answer: Inert gases do not react with other substances. pg. 78

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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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answer; The coffins were scanned with infrared light because it allowed the scientist to see how much metal was left in there. pg. 82

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16. Why were the the coffins difficult to move?

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16. Why were the the coffins difficult to move?

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answer: The coffins were difficult to move because they were easily able to break. pg. 82

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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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I think they moved the baby's coffin first because it was the lightest coffin. pg. 82

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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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answer: The lower leg bones and feet were missing. pg. 85

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

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

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answer: The copper pins were fairly toxic which - when in contact with fabric - made critters not want to eat it . pg. 85

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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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answer: The sutures or zigzag lines on a younger person's skull,helped the scientist to determine the age of the child. pg. 86

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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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answer: The baby's coffin was not airtight, so water droplets could get in. This water would have dampened the soil which could have made the baby's bones disappear. pg. 89

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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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answer: The scientists suspected that the baby had rickets and anemia. pg. 90

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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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answer: The second coffin told a story of a longer, sadder,and more tiresome life. pg. 92

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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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answer: The woman's hair had a lot of deadly poison in it!

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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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answer: In colonial times people thought that arsenic was a medicane. The lady of the manor thought  that arsenisc was a medicane that her doctor probaly gave her. pg. 99

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

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

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answer: The top half of the man of the house's body was turned to crystalline material. pg. 102

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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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answer: The tradition in which the husband is buried on the north side of the grave is explained in this book. pg. 101

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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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answer: The man was not shrouded but, he was rapped in a burial cloth unlike the others we have about. pg. 102

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

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

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answer: Salt, alum, calcium, and elements of the bone created embalming. pg. 102

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

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

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answer: The geologist found a mineral called brushite. pg. 102

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14. What is know about the man in the coffin?

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14. What is know about the man in the coffin?

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answer: The man in the coffin was a smoker and may have died from a heart attack. pg. 103

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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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answer: The team was not able to sample the air because sadly it had modern air in it. pg. 104

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

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

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answer:The man in the lead coffin was most likely Philip Calvert. pg. 104

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answer:The carbon - 13 showed that the Calverts had lived in America for a while and had been eating a good amount corn. pg. 104

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answer: Philip is related to the founder of the Maryland colony. He was also a very rich man who had a mansion named after him. pg. 106

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19. Who were the people in other two coffins?

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19. Who were the people in other two coffins?

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answer: The other two people in the coffins were Anne Cavlert and Philip's second wife's daughter. pg. 107