Jay McIlwain, Barry's son

Jay coordinated the stay of USM personnel at the Grand Bay Estuary.

L-R Julius Redmond, Keith Davis, and Kelsey Lowe, setting up GPR

L-R: Dr. Chris Wiggins, Roger Hansen, Isaac Hansen, Marie Danforth, and Barbra Hester, looking at site of 2008 burials.

L-R: Keith Davis, Kelsey Lowe, Tahsech Shams, and Jay McIlwain.

Burial #6 - view

Note outline of coffin is very faint.

L-R: Walter Mansfield, Tahsech Shams, Marie Danforth

L-R: Dr. Chris Wiggins and Walter Mansfield. Screening contents of coffin.

L-R: Roger Hansen, Julius Redmond, Chris Wiggins

Dr. Wigging - Pouring water over screen contents to accelerate separating bone and artifacts from mud.

Jay McIlwain screening grave contents.

USM grad students assisting in search.

Removing coffin lid.

Jay McIlwain screening grave contents.

Dr. Wiggins

Beginning the excavation of grave.

Dr. Wiggins

Dr. Wiggins

Roger Hansen screening grave contents.

Roger Hansen

Marie Danforth and Dr. Wiggins

Reaching the bottom of grave - removing bottom board.

Digging with hands through muddy content of grave are, Nicole Musselwhite, USM grad student, from Ocean Springs, left, and Isaac Hansen, USM student.

Roger Hansen letting the ware action screen the contents on a rising tide.

Barbara Hester identifying remains.

Flags mark the 2008 grave locations in rising tide.

Burial #6 - After excavation.

Burial #6 after excavation.

Jim Underwood

From left, Nicole Musselwhite, Marie Danforth, Dr. Wiggins.

Metal buttons from the grave site.

Kelsey Lowe, at left, and Tahsech Shams

Keith Davis, at left, and Kelsey Lowe

At the reception

Kelsey Lowe, Dr. Wiggins, and Barbara Hester

Roger Hansen

Explaining to the group at the reception on the purpose and findings of expedition.