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Written in Bone: Ch. 8-9 Reading Check

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In chapter 8, "Expect the Unexpected," graves were found on a ___________ marked with ______________________.

a)

path, Dare stones

b)

knoll, cobblestones

c)

bluff, wooden crosses

2.

Harleigh, the landowner, gave the team permission to excavate _____ possible graves.

a)

three

b)

twelve

c)

six

3.

The site's _________ ________ was the key to the wooden coffin's preserved condition.

a)

sandy soil

b)

clay soil

c)

rocky soil

4.

The team made a shocking discovery when excavating HK-9. What was missing from the skeleton and why?

a)

lower leg bones, moisture

b)

skull, likely removed in a later burial

c)

right arm, critters

5.

What interesting object was found on the lid of one of the coffins?

a)

an oyster shell

b)

a copper button with the date 1607

c)

a silver cross

6.

One coffin was found buried in the same graves shaft and directly ON TOP of HK-9's coffin. Who's skeleton was found inside this coffin?

a)

John Smith

b)

an African slave

c)

an infant

7.

A brass _________________ dated to the __________'s was found among the remains of HK-9.

a)

sword, 1600

b)

button, 1700

c)

pipe, 1600

8.

Another grave found in Maryland was HK-7. Archaeologist, Dana Kollman, noticed the angle of HK-7's front jaw, a rounded forehead, and a broad nasal opening. This lead scientists to conclude HK-7 was a/an __________ of ___________ ancestry.

a)

infant, European

b)

female, African

c)

male, Native American

9.

How was the condition of HK-7's skeleton different than those found in James Fort?

a)

no bone diseases, healthy teeth

b)

smaller bones, which indicated hard labor

c)

body was buried in a disrespectful way

10.

By 1650, ______________ servants, slaves, and free people lived among the colonial workforce. Most shared living quarters on plantations.

a)

purchased

b)

colonial

c)

indentured

11.

Free colonists shared rights like those of white colonists.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

By _____________, harsh laws were enforced and ______________ __________ became property.

a)

1608, indentured servants

b)

1720, African slaves

c)

1618, European colonists

13.

The historical record reveals that _______________ _____________ was the first African sailor, trader, and member of the legislative assembly in Maryland.

a)

Matthias de Sousa

b)

Cecil Calvert

c)

Phillip Calvert

14.

In chapter 9, "Remember Me," skilled specialists called ____________ _____________ use skull analysis to create life-like sculptures of the dead.

a)

forensic anthropologists

b)

forensic artists

c)

forensic geologists

15.

Chapter 9 focuses on the facial reconstruction of which skeleton?

a)

HK-7

b)

JR-1225B

c)

JR-1064B