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West African slaves


October 21, 2008 | permalink |



Back to our Geo Quiz now about a scientific discovery that may shed new light on the life of African slaves in America.

Mark Leone is a University of Maryland anthropologist whose team uncovered some 300 year old artifacts right in the heart of the city we asked you to name, Annapolis, Maryland

X-ray of the bundle showing large, stone axehead protruding at top, metal objects at bottom.X-ray of the bundle showing large, stone axehead protruding at top, metal objects at bottom.

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The bundle will soon go on display at The Banneker-Douglass Museum, the state of Maryland's Center for African-American History and Culture.

University of Maryland anthropologist Mark Leone describes this x-ray photograph.






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