ANTH 2015 Study Guide - Final Guide: Johann Jakob Bachofen, Matriarchy, Excavata
Document Summary
Field identification of bones: age of death, sex, health status (while alive, number of bones in the body, adult: 206, infant: more since some haven"t fused yet. Fires gutted church: 1876 & 1975, records lost, church burned, grave stones knocked over, brick wall display of grave stones, fallen stones moved from churchyard, only a few remained in place in 1989. Part of the churchyard had been paved over for a parking lot: church committee defines a few , estimate of 60 80 bodies, mckillop submitted proposal to excavate and study 60 80 burials, historical research, project historian, gerry boyce, found original church records, quite a few people buried, over 1500 , project historian found records at church headquarters, local residents knew this too, many people came to inquire if we found their ancestors, daily tours of churchyard, people interested in excavations, locally, nationally, internationally.
