Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under
October 1, 2018Road work last summer uncovered a visual reminder of our agricultural roots. Archaeology students came to the rescue. Together they unearthed the remains: scores of large and small bones that formed an old cow’s skeleton. Bone spurs and worn teeth gave the animal’s age away. The farm animal may have belonged to the Biebesheimer family, who settled the area in the mid-1800s. Researchers hope more testing on related remains will yield evidence of the era’s indigenous plant species.
