Digging up prehistoric rural communities
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 08:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
On a cold and windy Saturday morning, 12 students walked onto a tobacco field along the Yadkin River. Carrying shovels, screens and other equipment, they trekked towards a small sectioned off area in the middle of the field. Within an hour, they began finding artifacts more than 500 years old.