Construction workers uncover chilling remains at flagship public university, halting project

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Construction workers at the University of Oklahoma came acrosscentury-old human remainswhile on the job.The grim and startling discovery brought the project to a halt.

In the release, issued Feb.20, the school said the remains were found at theconstruction sitefor OU’s future Life Sciences Laboratories Building.

OU said that work “stopped immediately” at the site once the remains were found.

Construction at the University of Oklahoma paused after workers uncovered human remains.(KOKH)

“The university notified law enforcement and the State Medical Examiner’s Office,” the statement read.

“All required procedures and state burial protection laws are being followed.”

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“The university is committed to ensuring the remains are handled with care, dignity and respect,” the release added.

Though research is still ongoing, the university said thatno foul playis suspected.

OU officials said the remains appear to date to the early 1900s, based on initial evaluations.(KOKH)

“Based on preliminary evaluation, there are no findings to suggest criminal activity,” the statement added.

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The university, pictured above, said all required procedures and state burial protection laws are being followed in the startling new discovery.(Brett Deering/Getty Images)

The Oklahoma Archaeological Survey (OAS), which operates out of OU’s campus, said the remains appear to be “cadavers used for educational purposes in the early 1900s.”

School of Biological Sciences, and their handling at the time followed standard practices,” OU said.

The construction project has since resumed.

The discovery comes nearly a year after a similar discovery was made in England.

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Last April, University of Gloucestershire reported that construction workersfound 317 skeletonsand 83 brick burial vaults during their work on the school’s City Campus.