In 2015, Indiana Quarry Workers Discovered A Mummy That May Be Up To 2,000 Years Old
In 2015, workers at the site of what would be a quarry in Lake County found something strange: what appeared to be a human mummy. It’s not exactly very often that you hear the words “mummy found in Indiana,” but during those months… well, we did, and it only got stranger from there.
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Work at the quarry was halted for an investigation; it was necessary for archaeologists to determine whether the site was sacred to someone or not before construction was allowed to continue The coroner determined very quickly that the mummy pre-dated the 1940s, which meant it was a historic site - and not a murder scene.
Upon further prodding, it was found that the remains were not actually mummified, either - just really, really old, and wrapped in such a way that made them appear to be a mummy. Archaeologists began expanding their exploration of the site to determine if there were any more remains to be found.
So, who was the person whose remains they found at the would-be quarry site? They simply didn't know for sure; they hypothesized that chances are, this person was Native American, and they believed these remains may be related to other remains found in Lake County by a man doing yard work.
Once it was concluded that the site was not, in fact, a sacred burial site, they decided to re-bury the remains where they had been found and left alone.
Despite controversy surrounding the project, construction went on as planned.
The decision to allow the remains to stay was a good one - after all, that person has been resting there for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Who are any of us to change that? It's definitely "their" spot, so to speak. We've just borrowed it for now.
Okay, so maybe it wasn’t exactly a mummy found in Indiana – but how amazing is it that such fascinating artifacts were discovered? Even just tiny glimpses into the history of our state can be so incredibly intriguing. Interested in more stories of Native peoples who once inhabited the Hoosier state? Check this article out!
Who do you think the remains belonged to? Tell us your theories in the comments!
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