Wed May 10, 2017
Fossils Unearthed During Metro Purple Line Construction
Excavation crews working on the Purple Line subway extension at Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles have unearthed a pair of fossils from the Ice Age, marking the second time the project has led to the discovery of ancient remains, Metro officials said....
Mon May 08, 2017
Construction Crew Unearths Soviet Soldiers
A construction crew has found the remains of at least 21 Soviet Red Army soldiers in eastern Germany. The remains of the Soviet soldiers were found in the town of Seelow, 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of Berlin, during the construction of a bike path....
Katherine Devlin - Mon May 01, 2017
Development Yields Archaeological Treasures in Phoenix
On April 13, officials gathered in Phoenix to break ground on Block 23, a $160 million mixed-use development featuring a 55,000-sq. ft. (5,110 sq m) Fry's Food Store; 200,000 sq. ft. (18,580 sq m) for office/restaurant/retail use; and 1,000 parking spaces....
Thu April 27, 2017
NY Makes Preparations for Erie Canal Bicentennial
New York state is planning to commemorate this year's 200th anniversary of the groundbreaking for the Erie Canal with a series of major events along the waterway. The state Canal Corp. announced Thursday that it will host three premier events in Waterford, at the canal's eastern terminus; Lockport, near the waterway's western end; and Rome in central New York, where construction began on July 4, 1817....
Mike Krafcik - Wed April 26, 2017
Kalamazoo Construction Crews Unearth Historic Arches
A bit of history has been uncovered in downtown Kalamazoo as construction crews unearthed arches that date back decades. The discovery was made under a parking lot at the corner of Rose Street and Michigan Avenue, where construction of the new 15-story Exchange Building is underway....
Soo Kim - Traveller - Mon April 10, 2017
Construction Continues on Titanic Replica For Theme Park
On 10th April 1912, the Titanic set sail on it's maiden voyage. Today, China is building a full-sized replica of the Titanic - and construction is well underway. The official Twitter account of The New Titanic posted fresh photos of the project earlier this week....
Shelly Bradbury - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Tue March 28, 2017
Construction Crew Discovers Old Cannonballs in Pittsburgh
A construction crew working in Lawrenceville discovered a cache of buried cannonballs today at the site of an old civil war arsenal, according to Pittsburgh police. The construction crew building apartments across the street from Arsenal Middle School near 39th and Butler streets discovered between 35 and 43 cannonballs, a company spokesman said....
Henry Ridgwell of VOA News - Tue March 21, 2017
Europe's Biggest Construction Project Unearths 8,000 Years of London History
The biggest construction project in Europe is taking place beneath the British capital, London. The largely subterranean Crossrail route linking Heathrow airport to the eastern financial district and beyond is designed to ease congestion as London's population grows; but, it has also unearthed a trove of archaeological finds that provide a fascinating window on eight thousand years of the city's history....
Matt Cox - Military.com - Thu March 16, 2017
Construction to Begin on National Army Museum
The Army Historical Foundation announced that construction will soon begin on the National Museum of the United States Army on Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Retired Army Lt. Gen. Roger Schultz, the foundation's president, "provided Clark Construction Group, LLC of Bethesda, Maryland, the notice to proceed immediately," according to an AHF press releases....
Kristen De Groot - Mon March 13, 2017
Construction Crew Discovers 18th Century Gravesite
Construction crews working on an apartment building in Philadelphia's historic district got a shock last month when their backhoes started hitting coffins and unearthing fully intact human remains....
