Cathedral dig yields finds from 1700s New Orleans
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 14:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The first archaeological dig at one of the nation's oldest cathedrals has turned up a mix of new finds in the heart of the French Quarter. Discoveries behind St. Louis Cathedral include a small silver crucifix from the 1770s or 1780s and traces of previously unknown buildings dating back to around the city's founding in 1718....