Pipeline Work Turns up Artifacts
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Posted: 8:04 AM Jul 6, 2009
Pipeline Work Turns up Artifacts
Hartington, Neb.
Crews preparing for the construction of an oil pipeline through northeast Nebraska have turned up more than dirt; they found prehistoric artifacts.
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Crews preparing for the construction of an oil pipeline through northeast Nebraska have turned up more than dirt; they found prehistoric artifacts.

Jeff Rauh with the Keystone Pipeline project says a pre-construction crew found the artifacts southwest of Hartington.

He says an archaeology company is preparing a report for the Nebraska Historical Society.

During a recent two-week period, archaeological experts found small bones, items that may be arrowheads and an area they believe was a campground.

Archaeologist Terry Steinacker of Nebraska's Fort Robinson State Park says a preliminary report dates the site from 1 A.D. to 900 A.D.

Rauh says the pipeline project is still on schedule, despite the find.

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