Posted on 10/01/2008 3:19:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
One day this past June, Floyd McKee hauled a load of topsoil from near the bank of the Guadalupe River, on which his property sits, and dumped it on the grass in his yard.
"It rained that night, and when I went out in the morning, the yard was covered with spear points," he said. "I got more dirt and sifted it and found a dozen more."
Surprised, McKee contacted local archaeologists Bob Everett and Richard Kinz, both of whom soon declared that McKee's property, near Starcke Park, was among the richest Paleo-Indian archaeological finds they had ever seen.
On Saturday, they announced the discovery, some of which will be on display next month at the Seguin Heritage Museum for Archaeology Awareness Month.
So far, McKee has excavated a trench about 50 feet long, 10 feet wide and 7 feet deep and has found hundreds of spearheads, arrowheads, bones and stone tools.
Archaeologists have dated the artifacts and said they could be as old as 11,000 years or as young as 200...
McKee's wife, Jody McKee, said the couple suspect that their backyard was once an "important trading center."
"It was like a Wal-Mart for Paleo-Indians," she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
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Thanks Daffynition.Archaeologists have dated the artifacts and said they could be as old as 11,000 years or as young as 200.To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. |
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Oh hell, he should be able to excavate and sell for a profit, but I bet they try to confiscate his land.
How.
Did they find heap big wampum?
I thought that said “...SeQUIN man...” and I had no idea Frank Moreno has lived that long....
No kidding, the guy just lost control of his property.
LOL! I stole it for my animal collection.
That is what I call really pinning it down.
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