I thought I had a scatter-brained idea about DNA testing of unmarked graves for genealogical determination, but now I see their doing it with Christopher Columbus' brother. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=624&e=1&cid=624&u=/ap/20020917/ap_on_sc/spain_columbus__graves You wouldn't have to actually dig up the body, just do a small diameter sample core, after determining position of the remains with sonic or VLF radar. Same technology as the shotgun taking a picture of the buried dinosaur in the movie Jurassic Park (first). Then there are the ethical questions. How old is old enough for an archeological dig versus disturbing my relatives' remains? DNA is sometimes good for many hundred years. Sorry this is a bit off topic, but I think its a potentially important, albeit expensive, genealogical application. These lists need a little firing-up anyway. Mark Murphy in Texas Researching (currently) the predescessor lines of Simon Murphy, b. abt 1690, probably Surry Co. VA. Member: Navarro County (TX) Geneaological Society Surry County (VA) Historical Society Maury County (TN) Historical Society maybe some others, I can't remember.