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To: WFTR
I think many people would find it unseemly to dig them up now, study them, and display their bones in museums.

While I suspect that this may be unusual, it's not unheard of. Here's a snippet from a page listing public tours available in the Colonial Williamsburg area:

GUIDED LOCAL TOURS provided by Maximum Guided Tours Williamsburg, VA

Jamestown Island and Jamestown Settlement - 4 hours

At Jamestown Island archaeologists are still uncovering the site of the first permanent English speaking settlement. Also, at this site the date of 1619 is profound. The first African-Americans arrived on the shores of the New World, and the first representative government was formed. The foundations of many important buildings remain. Of particular interest are the ruins of the church where Pocahontas was baptized and married, the tomb of a knight, and the skeleton of a settler who was buried within the fort in 1608. His bones and thousands of other artifacts can be viewed in the museum. At Jamestown Settlement the island history comes alive. The fort of 1610 is reconstructed according to John Smith's records and daily life within it is recreated. You may board one of the 3 ships which are replicas of those which brought the settlers here in 1607. The Susan Constant may well be the most accurately represented ship of the 1600's in the world. An Indian village has been recreated to exemplify a village of the Powhatan Indians living in the area in the 1600's. Observe the "Indians" perform the tasks of their everyday lives.

PRICES $25.00 per person. Includes guide service admission, and transportation

33 posted on 11/17/2002 7:57:14 PM PST by Denver Ditdat
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To: Denver Ditdat
I still have reservations about the whole thing, but I appreciate your adding substantive information to the discussion. You've made a good find.
35 posted on 11/17/2002 10:08:11 PM PST by WFTR
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