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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: Page: 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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Answer: Page: 70- Archaeological work at St. Mary's 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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Answer: Page: 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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Answer: Page: 72- Wealthy people were the only people who were really 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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Answer: Page: 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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Answer: Page: 71- The GPR revealed a brick foundation that was 3 feet thick and that extended 5 feet under the ground sufficiently massive ro 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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Answer: Page: 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 the dirt off the top of the coffin.

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8. How did the scientists protect the grave site from intruder?

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8. How did the scientists protect the grave site from intruder?

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Answer: Page: 74- The scientists protected the grave site from intruders by they covered the backfilled grave shaft with sheets of tin topped ith a thick layer of soil.

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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: Page: 75- The scientists named the project, Project Lead Coffins.

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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: Page: 75- The project Lead Coffins members were allowed to open the Copely coffins and examine them because they got permission 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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Answer: Page: 75- The Copely coffins were found in an underground vault in the cemetery at Trinity Episcopal Church also located in St. Mary's 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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Answer: Page: 76- The stratigraphy gave the scientists where the outline of a grave shaft that had been dug wide enough for 2 large coffins to be buried in it side by side and at the same depth. Also it told them that there was another little coffin buried in a

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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: Page: 77- The scientists used gamma rays on the trunk because if they used to much of the gamma rays then it could be really dangerous and could cause serious illnesses to the scientists

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

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

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Answer: Page: 80- The scientists had to replace the oxygen in the coffins with argon, an inert gas because inert/argon gas don't react with other substances, so they don't

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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: Page: 82- The coffins were scanned with infrared light because infrared light is a type of light that allows scientists to see how metal

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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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Answer: Page: 82- The coffins were difficult to move because the largest weighed almost 1,500

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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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Answer: Page: 82- I think they moved the baby's coffin first because it was the smallest and it weighed less than

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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: Page: 85- The skeleton's leg bones and feet were gone.

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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: Page: 85- Insects avoid eating the fabric that was attached with copper shroud pins because copper is a fairly toxic [poisonous

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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: Page: 87- The scientists determined the age of the child by looking at it's teeth and jaw

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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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Answer: Page: 87- The baby's bones might have disappeared because it was not in airtight, so water droplets could get in the baby's coffin. The water would have dampened the soil which could have made the baby's bones disappear.

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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: Page: 90- The scientists suspected that the baby had rickets and anemia.

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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: Page: 92- The second coffin told about a much longer life than the body in the second coffin.

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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: Page: 96- When the nuclear reactor was used it showed that 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: Page: 98- The lady of the manor thought that arsenic was a medicine that her doctor gave her.

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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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Answer: Page: 103- He wore a burial garb instead of a shroud to be buried in unlike the other grave shafts.

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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: Page: 103- The tradition in which the husband is buried on the north side of the grave is explained in this book.

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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: Page: 103- He was buried in a burial garb instead of a shroud like all the other people.

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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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Answer: Page: 102- In that day a mixture of salt, a white powder called alum, lime (a substance found in certain types of rock), 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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Answer: Page: 102- The team of scientists linked the crystal remains to the practice of embalming because the geologist found a mineral called brushite.

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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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Answer: Page: 103- The man in the coffin was a smoker and may have died from a heart attack or back lungs.

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

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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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Answer: Page: 104- The carbon-13 showed that the Calverts had lived in America for a while and had been eating a good amount 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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Answer: Page: 104- The man in the lead coffin was most likely Phillp Calvert.

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Answer: Page: 106- Phillip is related to the founder of the Maryland colony. He was also a very rich man who had a manison named after him.

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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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Answer: Page: 107- The other 2 people in the coffins were Anne Calvert and Phillip's second wife's daughter