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Jun 30, 2008 11:51 am US/Central

SCSU Archaeological Students Dig On Campus

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) ― A group of St. Cloud State University students don't have to go far for an archeological dig into the region's past.

The 18 students are digging on campus near the Mississippi River, where some of St. Cloud's original European residents settled in the early 1850s.

SCSU anthropology professor Debra Gold said the students are finding items like construction debris and glassware.

They've also found some more unusual items, including a button from a Civil War uniform and another button they haven't identified, but may also come from that era.

Human remains were found on on the campus 10 years ago when a settlers' cemetery was unearthed during construction on the campus library.

However, Gold said she doubts there are any human remains at the current dig site.


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