I present here preliminary genetic data obtained from a subset of the individuals unearthed from St. Mary’s Chapel cemetery on the former Hagley Plantation, near Georgetown, SC. The work builds on the osteological assessment, reassociation, and bone functional adaptation analysis carried out by Dr. William Stevens (2016). In bioarchaeology, genetic data supplements osteological analysis in a number of ways. It can help to determine an individual’s sex, ancestral origins, and degree of relatedness to other individuals in the population. In some instances, it can help to identify living descendents and aid in the proper repatriation of unidentified human remains. The goal of this genetic analysis is to fill in as many of these gaps as we can. In this talk, I present results from the ongoing research and continue the community conversations begun at the Reinterment ceremony in May 2021.

Length: 15 minutes

Length: 60 minutes