Help for the Secret in the Cellar Interactive Webcomic

How to Navigate

This Webcomic has a few simple features. The main controls you will use are located at the lower right of each panel. Use the back and next buttons (i.e., arrows) to access each page in order.

Links in the bottom left corner provide access to a variety of supplementary materials that add background detail to the story. See below if you have issues viewing or using the links. The types of materials you will see are:

Article - Magazine-style article that gives background on a topic discussed on the panel.
Activity - Key evidence and methods are introduced that are needed to solve the important questions of the case; you can analyze the evidence and answer those questions.
Image - Photograph of an item mentioned on the panel.
Web site - Link to a Web page that supports a topic mentioned on the panel.
Definition - Explanation of a term mentioned on the panel.
Role - Description of a person's professional background and who is mentioned on the panel.

Sample interface with arrows pointing to navigational buttons

How to Access Supplemental Materials

Click any topic (listed in order of appearance in the story) to view and/or print the article, activity, image, Web site, definition, or role, either in HTML or PDF format.

Note: For a printable version, select the PDF file.

Panel	HTML	PDF
2	Background of the Tidewater Chesapeake Area	Background of the Tidewater Chesapeake Area
3	Images of Trade & Belly Pipes	Images of Trade & Belly Pipes
3	17th century colonization of the Chesapeake area	17th century colonization of the Chesapeake area
3	Web site for the Lost Towns Project	(external site, no pdf content)
4	Definition of geophysical survey	Definition of geophysical survey
4	Definition of shovel test pit survey	Definition of shovel test pit survey
5	Web site on Archaeology	(external site, no pdf content)
5	Janet’s Role	Janet's Role
5	Charles’ Role	Charles' Role
5	Ana’s Role	Ana’s Role
9	Image of the Ceramic Milk Pan Image	Image of the Ceramic Milk Pan
12	The Battle of the Severn River	The Battle of the Severn River
12	Dr. Howell’s Role	Dr. Howell's Role
14	Can you date the site?	Can you date the site?
15	Definition of terminus post quem	Definition of terminus post quem
15	Images of the coin and window lead	Images of the coin and window lead
16	Definition of in situ	Definition of in situ
16	Can you identify the age?	Can you identify the age?
16	Is the skeleton male of female?	Is the skeleton male of female?
16	Can you identify ancestry?	Can you identify ancestry?
17	Dr. Kingsley’s Role	Dr. Kingsley's Role
18	Is there evidence of trauma?	Is there evidence of trauma?
21	Definition of perimortem	Definition of perimortem
22	Can you determine diet?	Can you determine diet?
24	Can you identify activity patterns?	Can you identify activity patterns?
24	Can you identify disease in bone?	Can you identify disease in bone?
25	Conditions in the early Colonies	Conditions in the early Colonies
26	What do you think caused this boy's death?	What do you think caused this boy's death?
36	Forensic Facial Reconstruction	Forensic Facial Reconstruction
37	Behind The Scenes	Behind The Scenes
37	Short Survey	(external site, no pdf content)
37	Ana's Facebook	(external site, no pdf content)

How to Print The Secret in the Cellar Webcomic

For a printable version of the entire Webcomic, open the The Secret in the Cellar Webcomic in PDF format . You can also download a Zip file with all PDF files for the Webcomic and all supplemental materials in single 13.5 MB .zip file (right click the link to save the file to your computer).

Issues Viewing The Secret in the Cellar Webcomic

If the links along the bottom of the Webcomic don't work for you:
- Ensure that you allow pop-ups for this site (turn off pop-up blockers). If you are using Google Chrome, and click on a link such as "Print & Help," look for a notification box in the lower, right-hand corner that says "Pop-ups Blocked." Click on the notice and then on the webcomic url that appears. Do not click on the X within the notification box.
If you can't see the navigation buttons along the bottom of the Webcomic:
- The Webcomic is designed to run optimally in a new browser window with minimal toolbars on a 1024 x 768 display.
- If the Webcomic is showing in a separate browser window, try resizing the browser window. The Webcomic should adjust to display within the window.
- If the Webcomic is showing within a browser tab, try resizing the browser window until the Webcomic shows or consider changing your browser setting to enable the Webcomic to display in a separate window. For example: in IE7 click Tools > Internet Options > Tabbed Browsing Settings > When a pop-up is encountered > Let Internet Explore decide how pop-ups should open.

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