Jamestown Reliquary: Contents

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Object Details

Collector

Jamestown Rediscovery (Preservation Virginia)

Summary

Non-destructive Micro CT imaging revealed seven bone fragments alongside the lead ampulla within the silver box. Forensic anthropologists at the National Museum of Natural History have studied the virtual data and feel that the bone fragments are most likely human. This is further evidence that the silver box is a reliquary.

Credit Line

The Jamestown Chancel Burial investigation is a collaboration between the Smithsonian's Skeletal Biology Program, the Smithsonian 3D Digitization Program Office and Jamestown Rediscovery.

Site Name

Historic Jamestowne

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

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Record ID

dpo_3d_200005