YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A group of Youngstown State University students is digging into the history surrounding a county landmark. Fourteen students in an advanced archaeology field-methods class at YSU are participating in a dig on a property next to the old Mahoning County Courthouse in Canfield. Matt O'Mansky, class instructor, said the students have been working to uncover a jail dating back to the mid-1800s that is buried there. He says students can't learn archaeology in the classroom – only in the field.
O'Mansky said they work Wednesday through Saturday, eight hours per day. Each student is required to complete 64 hours. O'Mansky has taken several students on archaeological digs to Mayan sites in Guatemala, but he said this is his first dig in the area.
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