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Re: grave sites



On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Cathy Brown wrote:

> There is a researcher who is seeking information about grave sites that
are marked with an "X."

It might be helpful to know the dates of this usage, and how this "x"
appears.

The alternative possibility is that this is the Greek letter "Chi" which
in older usage can stand for Christ (from the Greek spelling of Christ)
and survives in "Xmas."

Christopher Densmore
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University at Buffalo
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Box 602200
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