Kamloops home builder in legal battle after unearthing artifacts
First Nation artifacts that were 7,000 years old were unearthed at Greg Ferguson's property in Westsyde
By Jennifer Chrumka, CBC News Posted: Jan 11, 2017 5:08 PM PT Last Updated: Jan 11, 2017 7:33 PM PT
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Greg Ferguson was in the midst of building his dream home when he received a call that derailed everything.
Excavators digging into the ground uncovered remnants of First Nation artifacts.
A representative from the archaeology branch of the B.C. government who was on the other end of the phone told Ferguson to stop excavating.
"He said I could be facing up to a year in prison or a million dollars in fines," said Ferguson.
The government had been contacted by a Kamloops archaeologist who had previously discovered lithic scatter at the site. Lithic scatter are the remnants left behind when First Nations made stone tools.
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