Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.5
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3297
Points per Word
0.000303
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
In 1991, preparation for the construction of a new federal office building led to a startling discovery of a skeleton. The site is thought to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century, known as the African Burial Grounds