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Smithsonian: Georgetown Human Remains are 'Obviously Historic'
Bones found on Q Street last week likely belonged to an adult male, aged approximately 35 years.
During routine construction last week, contractors accidentally discovered human remains buried four or five feet below the foundation of a Georgetown home. An expert from the Smithsonian Institution told Patch in an interview that the discovery was not forensic, i.e. related to a crime, but rather the bones were "obviously historic in nature."
The remains of a wooden coffin and an intact skeleton were found during construction on the home at 3333 Q St., NW. The contractors were digging a grade for a driveway between 3333 and 3329 Q St., NW when their equipment struck the skull of the skeleton. Contractors then notified police when they realized the bones were likely human.
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