[Source: Jim Becker, KOLD News 13] -- Crews working on the 4.1 acre parcel along Stone Avenue, between Alameda and Toole, are likely to find foundations of homes from the early 1900s. They may also find Hohokam artifacts dating back 2,000 years. And they will find bones. The City of Tucson used the area as a cemetery until 1875. It was abandoned and many residents re-buried their relatives in a new cemetery at what is now Speedway and Stone. Many others did not."We do know that over the past century, burials have been accidentally discovered during construction projects, and so we believe that there are many still here," explains Roger Anyon, Program Manager for Pima County's Cultural Resources and Historic Preservation Office. Bones uncovered will be brought inside a mini laboratory, where a computer scanner will be used to file and sort them. Bones or artifacts can then either be re-buried elsewhere or packed away safely. Technicians can then examine the images they've scanned. "We actually can see markings on these you won't normally see with the naked eye," said Skip Hooe, a geospatial technician. County planners say they've been working with descendents of Tucson's early settlers for the past year.
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