FAIRMONT — Cellphones are amazing but not foolproof. Which is why it’s a good thing that the Mountaineer Amateur Radio Association joins other ham operators for field exercises every 4th
FAIRMONT — Cellphones are amazing but not foolproof. Which is why it’s a good thing that the Mountaineer Amateur Radio Association joins other ham operators for field exercises every 4th
Prior to workers in North Carolina clearing out land for the Triangle Expressway, archaeologists investigated the site to see if there were any signs that the original inhabitants of the state once occupied the area and what they found was pretty exciting.
In an interview with
ABC11, Matt Wilkerson, who is the head of the archaeology unit with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), described what they found, “As a result of the survey for this entire corridor, we identified, I believe, it’s over 155 sites.” These sites were located in the southeastern part of Wake County below the town of Garner and close to Williams Crossroads.
The scientists found something significant. As a result of the survey for this entire corridor, we identified, I believe, it s over 155 sites, said Matt Wilkerson who heads up the NCDOT s archeology unit.
Anytime NCDOT plans to build a road, federal law requires that it documents historic or even prehistoric sites in the construction corridor. NCDOT takes its stewardship responsibility very seriously, Wilkerson told ABC11.
He said that is why NCDOT formed the archeology unit more than 30 years ago, deciding it would be the most efficient way to handle that responsibility.
In the case of the Triangle Expressway, which will complete the 540 outer loop around Raleigh, most of the sites that archeologists found were not in the direct path of the asphalt.