Students at Michigan State unearthed the foundations of the old observatory, which will become a rare site for on-campus archaeological fieldwork.
Not every budding archaeologist at Michigan State is so fortunate, students and researchers said. Opportunities for students to complete archaeological fieldwork are competitive and often require expensive overseas travel. Many students were also unable to access such trips during the pandemic, when travel was restricted.
Researchers consulted school records and noticed that the unassuming site — a lawn shaded by leafy trees near picnic benches and a basketball court — was near the location of a century-old facility built during a key period of change for the university. Michigan State, originally an agricultural college, was slowly branching out into other fields when a professor built the observatory in 1881.“I think it really demonstrates our very humble beginnings,” Camp said.
“It’s a weird common occurrence in archaeology,” Akey said. “Just as you’re about to move on from a site, you end up finding something that sticks you there for another few weeks.”Further excavation confirmed that the rock border was the foundation of the old observatory, to the excitement of Akey, Manuszak and the rest of the team. They had found a piece of campus history, buried near some hedges and a basketball court. It was Manuszak’s first excavation.
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