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In 2005, while laying a sewer line, workers discovered a slave cemetery near Albany, New York; this book describes what a team of bioarchaeologoists learned from the people's remains. Huey, an archaeologist herself, explains the scientific and historical research processes in a way that is thorough and informative without becoming too dry. Photos of the excavation add impact. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.