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Dennis Curry
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At the February 11 CCASM Zoom meeting Dennis Curry talked about known Middle Atlantic ossuaries ranging from Cape
Henlopen, Delaware to Cape Fear, North Carolina that also includes a number of examples from Charles County.
Ossuaries are mass graves containing the gathered, often disarticulated,
skeletal remains of multiple individuals. Dennis described the
various “mechanics” of ossuary burial, including primary
burial treatments, preparations for secondary burial, and the eventual
mass reburial of multiple individuals in a communal grave pit. He also discussed the role ossuaries may have played in the social landscape, and their reflection of
status from both individual and community perspectives. For some background information check out this MHT Blog entry
Prehistoric Ossuaries: A Personal Journey
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Ground Penetrating Radar Results
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Ossuary Ceremony
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Dennis Curry retired from the Maryland Historical Trust Archaeology Department where he was the Chief Archaeologist. He is also the author of the book Feast of the Dead: Aboriginal Ossuaries of Maryland.
A snapshot of a few of those listening to the talk -
Attendance: 18
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