The Archaeologist

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A 160 Year Old Coffin Was Found Beneath New York In 2011 Now The Body Has Finally Been Identified

It’s October 4, 2011 – a routine Tuesday for some construction workers clearing a vacant lot in the Elmhurst district of Queens, New York. Then, suddenly, the back-hoe operator hits something solid. It sounds like iron – probably a pipe. But as the driver raises the arm of his machine, this humdrum Tuesday is transformed into a morbidly memorable day.