Forgotten Bones: Uncovering a Slave Cemetery by Huey, Lois Miner

Forgotten Bones: Uncovering a Slave Cemetery

An ordinary construction project uncovers an extraordinary archaeological discovery. Imagine you're watching a backhoe dig up the...
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Author: Lois Miner Huey
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Forgotten Bones: Uncovering a Slave Cemetery by Huey, Lois Miner

Forgotten Bones: Uncovering a Slave Cemetery

$184.70

Forgotten Bones: Uncovering a Slave Cemetery

$184.70
Author: Lois Miner Huey
Format: Paperback
Language: English

An ordinary construction project uncovers an extraordinary archaeological discovery.

Imagine you're watching a backhoe dig up the ground for a construction project when a round object rolls down a pile of dirt and stops at your feet. You pick it up, brush off some dirt, and realize you're holding a skull!

This is exactly what happened in Albany, New York, in 2005. Workers were putting in new sewer line when a backhoe driver dug up a skull. After police declared the skull wasn't connected to any recent crimes, a team of archaeologists took a closer look. They determined the skull was from a Black person who had died at least one hundred years earlier.

Suddenly the construction site turned into an archaeological dig. Scientists excavated more bones and realized that they had located a long-lost cemetery for enslaved people from the 1700s. Slavery had been legal in the northern United States, including in New York State, in colonial times, but the stories of these enslaved people are largely unknown. This site became just the third slave cemetery ever to be excavated in the North. See how archaeologists pieced together the truth about these once forgotten bones.

"A fascinating glimpse into how archaeologists piece together the past."--Booklist

Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year



Author: Lois Miner Huey
Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
Published: 01/01/2022
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.60w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9781728416403
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.9
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 175635 / Forgotten Bones: Uncovering a Slave Cemetery

About the Author
Huey, Lois Miner: - Lois Miner Huey is an archaeologist for the state of New York. She has written nonfiction articles and books for kids, many of which focus on archaeology. She lives near Albany, New York.

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