Post by L Roebuck on Sept 14, 2007 21:31:17 GMT -5
Indian cave stands in highway's path
by Jake Stump, Charleston Daily Mail
REDMOND -- Down a rural back road a few miles from Point Pleasant, archaeologists keep close watch over a rock cave shelter 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The cave is enclosed in a barbwire fence pinned with "No Trespassing" and "No Hunting" signs.
This is to ensure no one wanders onto the site and disturbs what may be inside the cave - artifacts and remnants of American Indian life from 1,000-plus years ago.
It happens that this cave is in the path of the new U.S. 35 project.
Construction of the four-lane highway was slated to begin in that area of Mason County this month, but the discovery of these artifacts has halted those plans for now. It's causing a delay that could last until early next year.
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by Jake Stump, Charleston Daily Mail
REDMOND -- Down a rural back road a few miles from Point Pleasant, archaeologists keep close watch over a rock cave shelter 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The cave is enclosed in a barbwire fence pinned with "No Trespassing" and "No Hunting" signs.
This is to ensure no one wanders onto the site and disturbs what may be inside the cave - artifacts and remnants of American Indian life from 1,000-plus years ago.
It happens that this cave is in the path of the new U.S. 35 project.
Construction of the four-lane highway was slated to begin in that area of Mason County this month, but the discovery of these artifacts has halted those plans for now. It's causing a delay that could last until early next year.
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