On Living and Dying in the Colonial Chesapeake

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On Living and Dying in the Colonial Chesapeake
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A - Jordans Journey (44PG302) 1620-1635 B -
Reverend Buck (44JC568) 1630-1650 C - Patuxent
Point (18CV271) 1658-1695 D - Rich Neck (44WB52)
1640-1700 E - Clifts Plantation (44WM33)
1670-1730 F - Bennetts Point (18QU28) 1690-1740
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Jordans Journey (44PG302) 1620-1635
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Buck (44JC568) c. 1630- c. 1650
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Patuxent Point (18CV271)1658-1695
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Rich Neck (44WB52)1640-1700
Structures E and F
Structure C
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The Clifts (44WM33) 1670-1730
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Bennetts Point (18QU28)1690-1740
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Percentage of Sex by Site
Percentage of Sex of Total Study Population
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Average Age at Death for Adult Males and Females
by Site
6 Males 5 Females
9 Males 4 Females
3 Males 2 Females
9 Males 10 Females
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Percentage of Individuals with Arthritic Lesions
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Patuxent Point (18CV271) Grave 2 European Female
Age 55-60
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Patuxent Point (18CV271) Grave 2 European Female
Age 55-60
Patuxent Point (18CV271) Grave 8 European Male
Age 28-33
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Percentage of Individuals with Arthritic Lesions
Compared to Percentage of Individuals with
Schmorls Nodes
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Patuxent Point (18CV271) Grave 8 European Male
Age 28-33
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Patuxent Point Grave 8
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Percentage of Individuals with Cavities by Site
n 25
n 19
n 16
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Percentage of Individuals at Clifts (44WM33)
with Cavities by Burial Group
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Clifts (44WM33) Grave 338 African Female
Age50-65
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Percentage of Individuals Exhibiting Dental
Pathology by Site
n 25
n 19
n 16
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Patuxent Point (18CV271) Grave 13 Age 13 Sex and
Ethnicity Unknown
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Infection of the Bone
Cribra Orbitalia
Patuxent Point (18CV271) Grave 16 Age 13-14. Sex
and Ethnicity Unknown
Patuxent Point (18CV271) Grave 14 European Male
Age 33-38
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Patuxent Point (18CV271)
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Patuxent Point (18CV271) Grave 18 African Male
Age 15-17
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North Group
South Group
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Relationship of Mean Skeletal Lead Content to Age
at Clifts (44WM33)
Circle represents North Group, Triangle represent
South Group Yellow identified as European or
Probable European, Blue identified as African or
Probable African
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Patuxent Point (18CV271)
Fetus/Newborn from Grave 15
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Patuxent Point (18CV271) Grave 10, 11, and 12
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Jordans Journey (44PG302)
Buck (44JC568)
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18QU28-MHT-100 Age 50-65, Male Probable African
Ethnicity
18QU28-MHT-200 Age 15.5-17.5 Indeterminate Sex
or Ethnicity
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Buck (44JC568)
Burial 2 European Female Age 18-24
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Patuxent Point (18CV271)
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Number of Individuals Buried in Coffin and/or
Shroud
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Patuxent Point (18CV271) Grave 10 European Male
Age 30-35
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• With appreciation to
• Kari Bruwelheide - Smithsonian
• Julia King- MAC Lab
• Becky Morehouse - MAC Lab
• David Muraca - Ferry Farms
• Fraser D. Neiman - Monticello
• Douglas Owsley - Smithsonian

Courtesy of Vincent Van Gogh