Dig this: Archaeology class explores 4,000-year-old culture
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Athens, Ohio
Dig this: Archaeology class explores 4,000-year-old culture
By Conor Morris
An archaeological dig site undertaken by Ohio University's Archaeological Field School this summer in the Wayne National Forest near Nelsonville has turned up artifacts that date the human habitation of the site back to about 4,000 years ago, and possibly older.
There's also possible evidence on the site of sophisticated cultivation of plants - a trait that may make it unique for not just southeastern Ohio, but North American Native American sites in general...
..."We have two radiometric dates at this point that have provided us with dates of over 4000 years BP (before present)," he said. "Which really sets it (the site) to my knowledge as the oldest habitation site ever excavated in the Hocking River Valley, and perhaps even southeastern Ohio in general."
Patton said habitation sites are rare to find in southeast Ohio - many sites have been lost to time as a result of being built over by succeeding cultures....
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