Human bones were first found at a construction site in May. Researchers believe them to be 2,000 to 3,000 years old.
COLUMBUS, Ind. — More bones that are likely human have been found at a south-central Indiana construction site where crews previously unearthed human bones that are believed to be thousands of years old.
Construction workers first found human remains in May while digging at the site of a new Bartholomew County judicial building in Columbus. Archaeologists from the University of Indianapolis analyzed the bones, determining them to be between 2,000 and 3,000 years old.
City redevelopment director Heather Pope said the small amount of additional bones found there within the last month are believed to be human.
The Republic reports that University of Indianapolis researchers believe no bones remain at the site about 50 miles south of Indianapolis.
The bones that were initially found belong to an adult male, a preteen and an infant, according to the DNR. The bones are thought to be the bones of Native American people of the Adena culture, which existed in the Ohio River Valley as far back as 1000 B.C.
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