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Churches OK Jamestown Remains DNA Testing
Thu Feb 24, 6:25 PM ET Science - AP
By SUE LINDSEY, Associated Press Writer
NORFOLK, Va. - A historical society hoping to prove that an unearthed skeleton is that of a Jamestown founder has won permission from two English churches to dig up graves believed to belong to the pioneer's relatives.
Archaeologists must conduct more tests to determine whether the graves indeed contain remains but, if so, DNA testing could begin this spring, the nonprofit Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities said Thursday...
Historical Archealogy Enlightens Family Research
Thu Feb 24, 6:25 PM ET Science - AP
By SUE LINDSEY, Associated Press Writer
NORFOLK, Va. - A historical society hoping to prove that an unearthed skeleton is that of a Jamestown founder has won permission from two English churches to dig up graves believed to belong to the pioneer's relatives.
Archaeologists must conduct more tests to determine whether the graves indeed contain remains but, if so, DNA testing could begin this spring, the nonprofit Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities said Thursday...
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