Last week, a large portion of human remains found at a house in Virginia were exhumed for examinaton, while large earthen deposit piles still have to be sifted trough to collect more data and evidence.
On July 20, 2020, during the digging process for the installation of a pool, homeowners in Virginia called the local Middlesex County Sheriff's Office (MXSO) after possible human remains found. Once on scene, MXSO investigators contacted the Department of Historical Resources. Dr. David Brown, co-director of the Fairfield Foundation, arrived on the scene and through initial observation said he believes the remains date back between the 1700's and 1800's. The Fairfield Foundation froze and preserved the scene until permits could be gathered to exhume the remains.
On August 13, those permits were obtained from the Virginia Department of Historical Resources and exhumation began. Middlesex detectives are assisting in the process using their forensic training, including Sgt. Eric Vanfossen, who is a certified archaeological technician.
Republished courtesy of MXCO. Photo: Remains found at the property that date centuries back. Credit: MXCO.