Archeology students dig up past at Workers Rowhouse
Wayne State University’s Archeology Department is conducting a dig at the Workers Rowhouse Experience in Corktown as a semester-long class. Students have already turned up a wild pig tusk and shards of pottery.
Wayne State University’s Archeology Department is conducting a dig at the Workers Rowhouse Experience in Corktown as a semester-long class. Students have already turned up a wild pig tusk and shards of pottery.
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Because the house’s history spans the foundation of riverfront farms to industrial laborers flocking to the area, excavations trace the “orientation of Detroit from regional center to major industrial metropolis,” [Professor] Killion said.
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