Thanks to this historic find, students are getting a once-in-a-lifetime chance to do an archaeological dig right from campus.
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The symbol of summer blossoms atLittle neon orange flags dot the grassy landscape of campus, indicating it's finally construction season.
The tiny triangle of campus grass between trees outside Stacey's office building has somehow been spared from a shovel. Until May 2023. Underneath just two feet of dirt — history, unearthed. Carpenter secured the cost of building supplies and an extra $450 to buy a high-end telescope. He and his class got to work on construction. Dr. Rolla Carpenter and his astronomy class outside the observatory they built around 1880.But in 1915, the building was vandalized. There was no record of the observatory after this. Even the telescope disappeared for decades, until it was found in a campus building basement in the 1970s.
they said."This is just right under our feet, right by Mary Mayo Hall, just a few blocks out of where I live."“It feels almost surreal for me,” she said. “I've been so excited about it just through textbooks. And just to get my hands dirty, is just another level of excitement for me."
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