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DNA from a Revolutionary War soldier's skull reveals more than just his name

DNA from a Revolutionary War soldier's skull reveals more than just his name

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July 20th, 2026

DNA from a Revolutionary War soldier's skull reveals more than just his name

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After 246 years, a Revolutionary War soldier has been identified through DNA testing and archival research.

246年を経てアメリカ独立戦争の兵士がDNA検査と資料調査で特定されました

Pvt. John Pumphrey died at the Battle of Camden in South Carolina on August 16, 1780.

ジョン・パンフリー1780年8月16日サウスカロライナ州のカムデンの戦いで亡くなりました

He was a teenager from Maryland who fought for the Continental Army.

メリーランド州出身の10代で大陸軍のために戦いました

Archaeologists found human bones at the battlefield in 2020.

考古学者たちは2020年に戦場で人骨発見しました

They recovered 14 sets of remains, including 12 Continental soldiers.

彼らは大陸軍兵士12人含む14体の遺骨回収しました

Pumphrey's remains were labeled "Camden 9B" and buried under a headstone reading "UNKNOWN."

パンフリーの遺骨は「Camden 9B」と表示されUNKNOWN」と刻まれた墓石の下に埋葬されました

FHD Forensics, led by Allison Peacock, worked with the Richland County Coroner's Office on the case.

アリソン・ピーコックが率いるFHD Forensicsは、リッチランド郡検視局協力してこの事件を調査しました

Peacock called it "America's oldest John Doe."

ピーコックこれを「アメリカ最古の身元不明男性遺体」と呼びました

DNA was extracted from a bone behind the ear at the base of the skull.

頭蓋の基部にある耳の後ろの骨からDNA抽出されました

The data was uploaded to genealogy websites, generating 20,000 matches.

そのデータ系図ウェブサイトアップロードされ2万件の一致得られました

One match, Russ Hudson, helped with archival research.

一致した一人ラス・ハドソン資料調査手伝った

Researchers learned Pumphrey enlisted in the militia around age 13.

研究者たちは、パンフリー13歳頃に民兵隊入隊したことを知った

He served with the 7th Maryland Regiment at Valley Forge and other major battles.

バレーフォージや他の主要な戦い第7メリーランド連隊所属していた

His cause of death is unknown, as no injury was found on his body.

彼の死因不明である遺体に怪我は見つからなかったからだ

Peacock is now working to identify another set of remains, Camden 11A, and discovered she is related to that soldier.

ピーコックは現在、別の遺骨Camden 11A身元特定に取り組んでいる。そして、彼女その兵士血縁関係にあることを発見した

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