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If used on a shroud they are generally (my experience in Annapolis and
Baltimore, MD) found in a straight line from the middle of the forehead
to the foot area. All pointing toward the feet in the midsection of the
remains. look for a copper stain on the forehead, sacrum, etc. down the
remains. Used to hold a cloth over the body for burial because the
clothes were valuable and the body was not usually buried with them
unless the person were wealthy enough to be so buried.
Stephen P. Austin (CESWF-EV-EC)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marie Pokrant [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 1998 7:16 PM
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> Subject: Colonial Burials
>
> At the First Spanish Presidio Santa Maria de Galve (1698-1722)in
> Pensacola,
> Florida on the Naval Air Station, European burials were encountered
> under
> the sparse remains of the church. In the analysis of one burial, a
> possible
> "shroud pin" was recovered. It appears to be a brass straight pin
> with its
> head wrapped with thread. The copper salts from the pin preserved the
> thread. None of the burial clothes were recovered due to the soil
> conditions. Does anyone have information on "shroud pins" and how
> they were
> used in the colonial period?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Marie E. Pokrant
> Graduate Student
> The University of West Florida
> Pensacola, FL
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