HUMAN SKULL FOUND

December 3, 2009
Reported by JOSHUA ZUBER

It's a construction site turned archaeological dig!

A construction crew was working on a frozen water pipeline near Glenrock when a back-hoe operator reportedly found something very unusual....

The crew called the Natrona County Sheriff's office after authorities say they found part of a human skull.

Now, the site has been roped off as a dig site by the sheriff, and the skull is in the hands of the Natrona County Coroner.

The coroner says it's probably old; perhaps an artifact from the days of the Oregon trail.

"It's probably a skull, part of a skull, from a child or an adolescent from the Oregon Trail is what we're looking at," Natrona County Corner, Connie Jacobson, said.

The coroner says the site is on private property and was secured by the sheriff's office.

They plan to start a dig in the summer along with the University of Wyoming.

The Oregon Trail dates back to the mid-1800s.