HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s former state archaeologist is set to release the results of his examination of skeletal remains found beneath an 18th century home in Connecticut.
Nick Bellantoni, state archaeologist emeritus of the Connecticut Museum of Natural History, has been trying to determine if the remains of three people found at the site in Ridgefield were soldiers killed during the Revolutionary War.
The house was undergoing renovations in December when the bones were found under the foundation. It is near where soldiers fought in the April 1777 battle of Ridgefield.
Bellantoni has said the medical examiner quickly suspected the remains were very old because older bones tend to have less organic matter and start to flake over time.
He has said copper buttons found with the remains could indicate they belonged to militiamen, but it was not clear whether they might be British or American.
The bones were scanned and analyzed at Quinnipiac University’s Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health Science in North Haven.
Bellantoni plans to release his preliminary findings in an hour-long presentation at Quinnipiac University on Monday evening.
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