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October 30, 2009
Scientists unearth Hanford construction workers' trash
Archaeologists are studying the artifacts for clues to how the workers spent their lives while building the Manhattan Project.
By ANNETTE CARY
Tri-City Herald
AP Photo/Bob Brawdy, Tri-City Herald
[enlarge]Workers in protective equipment sifted for artifacts last week at a dump site used by construction workers building the Manhattan Project.
RICHLAND, Benton County — A glass beer bottle with a faded label that says “brewed in Walla Walla.” Two children's marbles. A 1938 Buick Roadmaster hubcap. Heavy white ceramic shaving mugs.
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