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Canadian Couple Charged $5k For Finding 400-Year-Old Skeleton

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-found-it-you-bought-it dept.

First time accepted submitter Rebecka Schumann writes "Ontario couple Ken Campbell and Nicole Sauve said a recent fence installation led them to discover what is being labeled a historical find. Sauve, who said the duo originally believed the skeleton to be from bones of an animal, called the Ontario Provincial Police to investigate; Forensic Anthropologist Michael Spence confirmed the bones were that of an aboriginal woman who died at age 24 between the late 1500s to the early 1600s. In spite of reporting their find and Spence's evaluation, Suave and Campbell were told they were required to hire an archeologist to assess their property at their own expense under Ontario's Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act. The act, which requires evaluation for all properties found to house human remains, has the Canadian couple stuck with a big bill."

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  1. Don't Do The Dig ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't do the dig if you can't cover the vig.

    1. Re:Don't Do The Dig ... by jandrese · · Score: 4, Funny

      On the other hand, they'll probably be pretty well preserved now that they're encased in cement.

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    2. Re: Don't Do The Dig ... by halivar · · Score: 4, Funny

      Agreed. No one has spoken a word of Latin in common conversation almost 1600 years, and is ipso facto a dead language.

  2. OH CANADA! by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Funny

    Think you found the bones of someone who was murdered in Canada? Better be safe: Help the original killer by reburying the bones somewhere else. Thank you for your cooperation, Citizen.

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    1. Re:OH CANADA! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      In this case, I am pretty sure the original killer no longer needs their help.

      The killer may have been a vampire who's still aimlessly roaming the Earth today, you insensitive clod!