Archeological Sites Melt Into Gulf Of Mexico, Along W. The Rest Of South Louisiana

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The trees stand like skeletons on the edge of this scrappy wind-beaten island. Waves beat against the dirt, washing it away, exposing shards of ancient pottery. "You can see, it's just everywhere ... there's just shards of it all over the place," Blink says. "This is earthen pottery made by natives. This site is in the process of being destroyed. It only has a few more years left."

This ancient Native American site is an important archaeological find. It's one of many historic sites being forever lost to the Gulf as rising seas and saltwater intrusion eat away at Louisiana's fragile marshes. Two sites like this are lost each year.

When Blink saw how fast the land was eroding he decided to find an archaeologist and ask for help. That led him to Brian Ostahowski. Ostahowski says he gets a lot of calls like this, at least once a month. People who say: " 'I have a great archaeological site in my backyard,' " Ostahowski says. "And chances are they usually do."

So he hopped in a boat with Blink and went out to the "Lemon Trees." "Richie wasn't lying," Ostahowski says. "This is actually a very, very important archaeological site." Based on the pottery and soil, Ostahowski says native people lived at the site 300 to 500 years ago. The pieces of broken pottery are probably from an ancient trash pile, called a midden. There could even be human remains there.

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http://www.wbur.org/npr/505320391/louisiana-history-washes-away-as-sea-levels-rise-land-sinks

[Dustlawyer]

1. The state of Louisiana won't do it, but they should make the oil companies build

structure and barriers to protect the coast that they are ruining with all of the canals they made allowing salt water into the freshwater marsh.

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2. What?!!?? And produce potential minor negative impact on SHAREHOLDER VALUE??!!??

[Dustlawyer]

3. I know, right?

Use it up, make the $$$ and make ur getaway!