This project falls under the National Historic Preservation Act, which requires an archeological dig to preserve artifacts from thousands of years ago before construction.
The study is conducted by the University of South Alabama, and archaeologists said this is a huge opportunity for USA. It’s one of the biggest digs they’ve ever seen.
The site under I-10 is one of 15 sites across Mobile and Baldwin counties, and they’re uncovering what could be called a time capsule. Once findings were shoveled into wheelbarrows on site, they were hosed down and sifted through, then sent off to the lab back on campus at USA.Sarah Coffey has worked on this dig from the beginning, and being a Mobile native made it that much more special for her.
At the lab, over 20,000 artifacts were stored in boxes, some dating back 2,500 years ago, and it reveals more than what any book could about Mobile’s history.
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