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A North Carolina neighborhood has descended into chaos after the shock discovery of thousands of ancient Native American artifacts – including human bones.
The record archeological find was first unearthed by a construction crew working on a development project along the waterway in Carteret County’s Cedar Point.
A dig then revealed a trove of artifacts believed to have belonged to the Tuscarora tribe – an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States’ Carolinas.
Archeologists also uncovered 11 human burial sites – the state’s most significant find in the past 30 years and its largest excavation to date.
The multi-million Bridge View neighborhood project has since been paused, but the statehouse is currently considering a controversial law that could allow the development to continue.
Meanwhile, residents are clashing with protestors, with the local sheriff now hunting for a suspect in an alleged stabbing that occurred during …