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The Nickel Boys Secret Graveyard

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What was the original purpose of the field where the secret graveyard was located?

School playground

Commercial office space

Botanical garden

Grazing pasture for a dairy operation (correct)

What unexpected problem did the discovery of the bodies pose for the real estate company?

Delay in obtaining environmental clearance (correct)

Approval for the plaza construction

Increase in property value

Need to hire more staff

How did Jody, the student from the University of South Florida, identify the secret graveyard?

By hearing a rumor

By using ground-penetrating radar

By noticing that the dirt looked wrong (correct)

By following a map

What did the state's attorney have to do as a result of the bodies being discovered?

Start a new inquiry into the deaths Signup and view all the answers

Who was responsible for revealing the existence of the secret graveyard to the world?

A student from the University of South Florida Signup and view all the answers

What was the intended future use of the field where the secret graveyard was found?

Lunch plaza with water features and a bandstand Signup and view all the answers

What did the archaeology students use to divide the area into search grids?

Stakes and wire Signup and view all the answers

What was scattered on the trays after sifting the soil?

Bones, belt buckles, and soda bottles Signup and view all the answers

Why did the Nickel Boys call the official cemetery Boot Hill?

From the Saturday matinees they had enjoyed Signup and view all the answers

What marked the graves in Boot Hill?

White concrete X's Signup and view all the answers

How did the young archaeologists make progress in identifying the graves?

Through competition between themselves Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the white concrete crosses when the students returned to work one morning?

They were smashed into chunks and dust Signup and view all the answers