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Couple who found 400-year-old Native American skeleton in their backyard
left with $5,000 bill - because they had to pay for archaeologist to look at it
left with $5,000 bill - because they had to pay for archaeologist to look at it
much more, with pictures, at Sunday Mail link aboveEarlier this month, while digging holes for a new fence at their home in Sarnia, Canada, couple Ken Campbell and Nicole Sauve found the remains of a 400-year-old Native American woman.
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According to local law, Sauve and Campbell are responsible as the property owners to pay for the archeological assessment of any human remains found on their land.
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Sauve, who believes she was just doing the right thing by the skeleton, is confused why she is now saddled with the bill - and scared for what it means for those in the future who find remains on their property.
'God forbid you have a murder victim, and you cover them up. Never will that person be brought home; never will their family have closure,' Sauve told The Toronto Star.
Several groups in the area are doing their best to make sure Sauve isn't stuck with the bill.
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An archaeologist estimated that the bones belonged to a Native American woman from the 1500s or early 1600s and that she was about 24-years-old when she died.
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Archaeologists finished their investigation last Tuesday, and the remains were moved to a cemetery on the Aamjiwnaany First Nation.
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