UNH Helps Community Document Skeletal Remains Found on Historic ‘Poor Farm’

A wooden box with an inscription
October 10, 2024
DURHAM, N.H. — On a bright autumn afternoon, a plain wooden box crafted by a local cabinet shop containing skeletal remains was returned to its final resting place during a simple reburial ceremony in Brentwood. Researchers and students from the University of New Hampshire’s Forensic Anthropology Identification and Recovery (F.A.I.R.) Lab worked for two years with town officials and the New Hampshire state archaeologist to investigate and document the remains, which were uncovered more than 20... - Read Full Article

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