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Listen: The FolkFolk ProgramSusan Roop searching for items left behind in the past
Image Number
PR11401
Date Note
July 8, 1987.
Rights
Collection
Print collections
Subject Term
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
1 photograph - b&w - 8 x 10 in.
General Note
Amateur archaeologist Susan Roop sprays dirt off debris dug up at the Hernando de Soto 1539 winter site as workers search for items left behind by the soldiers. After the dirt is washed off workers use magnets to look for any metal items in the tray. Grape shot and an arrowhead were found.
Susan Roop searching for items left behind in the past
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