The first, definite human bone fragment uncovered at the First Baptist Church archaeology site in Colonial Williamsburg was identified last week by Michael Blakey, a National Endowment for the Humanities professor at the College of William & Mary, and director of the university’s Institute for Historical Biology. Blakey examined more than 60 bone fragments inside Colonial Williamsburg’s archaeological collections building Friday morning to determine whether they were human or animal. He was joined by members of the Colonial Williamsburg archaeology team, as well as representatives from the First Baptist Church community.
