Written In Bone

1. When there is a discoloration in the soil at a burial site, what can that mean?

Elvis Presley was in that spot.

There was a building there.

Area in which Bill Gates made Microsoft.

There could be a corpse below.

2. If a lead coffin needs to be x-rayed, what form of "ray" is needed to view contents?

Normal X-Ray

Gamma-Ray

Z-Ray

Heat-Ray

Cheese-Ray

3. What were often used as a form of a "graveyard marking?"

Cobblestones

Bricks

Signs

Marked tree

4. Skull features are useful when determining ancestry of the dead. If the skull has a flat face, no overbite, and wide cheekbones, what is the ancestry most likely?

European

African

Native American

5. Will bodies in sand or dirt last longer?

Sand

Dirt

6. What color stain is left after copper deteriorates?

Red

Blue

Bronze

Brown

Green

7. If a person were to be buried in the 17th century, what economical standing were they most likely?

Rich

Middle-class

Poor

8. In the 17th century, did people brush their teeth?

Yes

No

They had teeth!?

9. How can a pipe (from which you smoke from), affect your teeth?

Destroys enamel

Makes teeth yellow

Makes ridges/grooves

10. On the pelvic bone, does a male or female have a larger sciatic notch?

Male

Female

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