How an archaeological dig helped a North Texas man learn about his great-great-grandfather
An Austin-based team used a whole community to interpret what was found in the ground at a 19th-century blacksmith shop.
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"They told me to bring along my weed eater and chainsaw," Clark says with a laugh. "I didn't know I was going to be an active part of it. I got to dig dirt and collect artifacts. It was more fun than a nearly-60-year-old-man should have."
In addition, Austin-based archaeological team leader Doug Boyd brought on a practicing blacksmith from the area, Kelly Kring, and drafted Clark's daughter to reach out to the local African American community.
