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From: Glen Martin <>
Subject: Re: [PACE] Proofs for John of M ancestry
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:21:45 -0600
In-Reply-To: <001c01c75289$e7085a70$b97ef2d0@Computer1>


You may be thinking of ground-penetrating radar, which is frequently
employed by archeologists and civil engineers. It is usually used to find
ruins and subsurface structures, but some types of GPR equipment have the
resolution necessary to identify graves. However, hiring professionals to do
this can be quite pricey.


On 2/17/07 5:51 AM, "Lois Long Carey" <> wrote:

> Thank you, Joe Anderson , for your message.
> I really don't think I want to disturb the graves.
> I thought I had read or seen somewhere that
> there was some sort of instrument which could
> be passed over ground and it would emit some
> sort of indication of human remains beneath.
> This may be the same thing that is done today
> when , such as the Oklahoma City Bombing
> there were trying to locate bodies in the rubble.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janders 45" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 12:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [PACE] Proofs for John of M ancestry
>
>
>> Lois,
>>
>> Being a fan of forensic anthropology type programs on the Discovery
> Channel, etc, I would bet that a lot could be done to help establish whether
> or not those are the graves of your ancestors. However, you might need to
> win the lottery first as I suspect that it all might be expensive.
> Examination of the remains would likely tell you the sex and probable age at
> death of the person along with possible injuries like broken bones or
> diseases like arthritis. I expect that DNA could be extracted that would
> confirm or deny the genetic relationship. Before you take this opinion too
> seriously, go back to my first sentence where I confessed the source and
> depth of my expertise on the topic.
>>
>> Joe Anderson
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: > To: > Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007
> 09:08:46 -0500> Subject: Re: [PACE] Proofs for John of M ancestry
>>
>>> Does anyone know of a test which can be> done on ground to determine if
> these are> definitely the graves of my ancestors.
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