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18th century remains uncovered by Katrina's surge

Written by DeadGirl
Monday, 29 May 2006
By TOM WILEMONA Biloxi, MS A 14th and previously unknown skeleton, this one holding rosary beads, was discovered in the burial ground at the site of Moran Art Studio. The remains were unearthed by Hurricane Katrina, just as Hurricane Camille had unearthed the other skeletons. A team from the University of Southern Mississippi retrieved the skeleton from the edge of a concrete slab in March. Tiffany Hensley and Miranda Page, two university students from Biloxi, were the first to notice the artifact. "We saw green bone, which can signify the presence of metal," Hensley said. The image on the worn and corroded cross cannot be discerned, but the students also found four wooden beads. Scientific research conducted by the university in 2003 and 2004 revealed the skeletons were probably settlers, but not necessarily all of them were French. Some had features consistent with American Indians. The team determined the remains dated back to around 1720. The skull on the most recently discovered skeleton was too badly damaged to determine racial characteristics, said Marie Danforth, USM professor of anthropology. DNA tests, which could better aid in determining race, have not been conducted, she said. The testing is expensive for DNA that has been compromised by 300 years of time and exposure to water, Danforth said. It is possible that more remains are underneath the concrete slab, she said. The university is looking for a suitable site to rebury the remains. Edmond Boudreaux Jr., a South Mississippi historian and archaeologist, assisted the university team this year and three years ago. The colonists died of disease, famine, food poisoning and hypothermia, according to his research of written records. The Moran family put a glass opening in the floor of their art studio to allow tourists to see some of the skeletal remains. Mary Moran said the family has not decided whether to rebuild at the site, but they plan to reopen their business in June in Ocean Springs at the Blossman YMCA Doll House on U.S. 90. http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/14588696.htm

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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries

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