Ontario couple finds 400-year-old skeleton, gets $5,000 bill Two weeks ago, Ken Campbell of Sarnia, Ontario, came upon some bones while digging postholes in his backyard. His wife, Nicole Sauve, encouraged him to unearth the rest of the skeleton. Anthropologist, Michael Spence, said the skeleton is likely that of a 24-year-old aboriginal woman who died in the late 1500s or early 1600s. Spence then contacted the Registrar of Cemeteries, which told Sauve that she and Campbell would have to hire an archeologist to examine the rest of the backyard—at their expense. According to the Star, property owners are legally responsible to pay for such an assessment "if human remains are found on their land." Sauve appealed the $5,000 to the mayor of Sarnia but has yet to get a clear answer about whether the government will pay.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:59:06 +0000
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