Bone found in downtown State College was from cattle, police say after investigation
A bone unearthed Wednesday at a downtown State College construction site was determined to be from cattle — not a human, a possibility that investigators considered but quickly ruled out.
A construction worker uncovered the bone about 2:55 p.m. Wednesday while doing excavation work in the 100 block of South Fraser Street, borough police said in a press release.
With the assistance of the Centre County Coroner’s Office and the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute, the department said by 5:25 p.m. that the bone was “cattle in origin.”
Police previously said they were in the process of “determining whether this item is human or other animal in origin.”
Bret Pallotto
Centre Daily Times