The Reassociation of Highly Degraded Human Remains Found in the East Marshall Street Well Using Insertion/Null and Short Tandem Repeat Genotyping

Authors

Sierra L. Laveroni, Virginia Commonwealth University
Andrea Malchow, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Daniela Frausto, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Michelle M. Woo, Virginia Commonwealth University
Baneshwar Singh, Virginia Commonwealth University
Filipa Simao, Virginia Commonwealth University
Tal Simmons, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Abstract

The East Marshall Street Well ( was uncovered during the construction of the Kontos building on the Medical College of Virginia campus in Richmond, Virginia Human remains, artifacts, and other historical items dating to the mid 19 th century were discovered inside the well.

Objective: To reassociate highly degraded human skeletal groups into discrete individuals using Insertion Null (INNUL) and Short Tandem Repeat (STR) genotyping.

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Poster presented at the East Marshall Street Well Project Symposium in 2024 at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Publication Date

2024

Keywords

East Marshall Street Well Project

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

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East Marshall Well Project Symposium Posters