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3000 year old home unearthed in Utah's Salt Lake Valley |
bat400
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|  Posted 16-08-2007 at 13:34
Archaeologists are working to uncover one of the Salt Lake valley's oldest homes.
The pit house was found near the Utah State Prison in Draper. It still had tools on the floor, burned animal bones and charcoal. Radiocarbon dating of those burned items puts the house at about 3,000 years old.
Utah State Archaeologist Kevin Jones says along with the excavation, the site needs reseeding and stabilization so it won't erode into the Jordan River.
But it is a large site that has yielded several artifacts. Jones says he thinks there could be other houses in the area. Field work at the site should be completed this week. A display will be erected close to the site in the Jordan River Parkway.
For more, see the Salt Lake Tribune.
Location aproximate - but here is the Draper, Utah prison:
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=40.4908&lon=-111.9018&z=17.
[ This message was edited by: bat400 on 2007-08-16 13:52 ]
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