Denver students' archaeological dig uncovers past of Auraria campus

Michael Kolb, MSU Denver anthropology professor, ... — Michael Kolb, MSU Denver anthropology professor, left, is leading a class of students to unearth artifacts at the Ninth Street Historic Park, which is the oldest restored residential block in Denver, on the Auraria Campus, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Elizabeth Hernandez | ehernandez@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: September 24, 2022 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: September 26, 2022 at 2:37 PM MDT

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Decades after the displacement of the predominantly Latino neighborhood, campus leaders are undertaking a number of efforts to begin reparations and healing for the communities forced out.

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Students’ archaeological dig peers into Auraria campus’s past as Denver’s oldest neighborhood

Items found are intended to be housed in a forthcoming museum about the displaced Aurarians

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