Anatomy of a massacre: an unpublished 1950s excavation and more recent skeletal analysis yield graphic new details about the slaughter of a British garrison during the French and Indian War

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A recent osteological study adds to information from a 40-year-old excavation concerning the massacre at Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War. The British had surrendered to the French, but France's Indian allies, disappointed at finding little to loot in the fort, attacked the wounded British soldiers who remained at the fort and the captives who were being escorted to another British position. Approximately 200 British soldiers and civilians were killed. A live mortar shell was found during the excavation of the site in 1953-1954. The osteological examination found evidence of traumatic injuries, chronic diseases and chronic stress.

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America's forgotten war: the French and Indian War determined the course of American history. Why do so many Americans know so little about it?

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Excavations on Rogers Island and Fort Edward in upstate New York provide insight into the French and Indian War, a pivotal period in US history that is unfortunately little known by the American public. The victory of the British in 1763 helped to determine the language and customs of the colonies and set the stage for the Revolution. The war was also an important influence on American characteristics such as independence and defiance of authority. Up to 16,000 men from the British side camped on Rogers Island between 1756 and 1759, while Fort Edward housed many prominent British officers from 1755 on.

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Beneath the bubblegum; the excavation of a well at Fort William Henry reveals as much about tourist culture as it does about the French and Indian War

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A ruined well at New York's Fort William Henry is described, site of a famous struggle between the French and the British in 1757 for control of the American colonies. The fort was also the setting of James Fenomore Cooper's novel 'The Last od the Mohicans.'

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