Sorg cited in Current article on remains found at unmarked burial site
Marcella Sorg, a research professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the Current article, “Remains of three people found in unmarked, 1800s burial site in Scarborough.” Construction workers at a house lot found the unmarked graves of three people while digging the home’s new leach field last month, according to the article. With the help of Sorg, a board-certified forensic anthropologist who consults with the state medical examiner’s office, it was determined that the bones are from the early 1800s, when it was common to bury deceased relatives on family land, the article states. Sorg said it’s unlikely she will be able to determine the exact ethnicity or time of death, but she thinks the bones are from the 19th century. She said she also believes the remains are male and that the wood fragments intermixed with the bones were likely from their coffins.