Archeologist To Examine Humboldt, South Dakota, USA, ‘Yardifact’

Posted by admin on Sep 25, 2009

A Humboldt family’s concrete project is on hold while experts figure out what a construction crew found under the pavement. A skid loader operator dug up the mysterious object Wednesday morning. It’s a slab of stone with the name “Gengler” on it. Some people think it’s most likely a nameplate that was attached to a gate or the sidewalk decades ago. But others think it just might be a grave marker.

Workers installing a new driveway for the Jensens will have to wait until a state archeologist examines the “yardifact.” People around town have raised some intriguing theories, including the possibility that it’s a grave stone.

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