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Lost Graves
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Randy Cabell <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 18 Feb 2002 06:35:05 -0500
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Is there any readily available (i.e. inexpensive) technology such a 'ground penetrating radar' to use in a known graveyard, to locate old (18th century) unknown graves?  I assume that although long decayed, the dust of bones will give the ground slightly different density, indicating that the ground has been disturbed.  We have a couple of old family graveyards in Nelson County, and the siting of known graves makes it appear that there must be missing graves.

Randy Cabell

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