Jeremiah Longbrake, age 9, from Southern Oregon, was playing in the backyard of his grandma, he was having fun in a nearby tiny creek when he noticed something.
When he carried it inside to show his mother, he realized he had made an ancient archeological treasure discovery.
Southern Oregon Archeological Treasure Discovery
At first, he assumed it might be some sort of vintage plastic container.
She shared it on Facebook, and some of her rock-hounding pals responded that it resembled a tooth.
Others added that it also reminded them of a mammoth tooth, according to Jeremiah.
Megan Johnson, Jeremiah’s mother, initially believed the object to be a piece of petrified wood.
After reading the comments on Facebook, she was inspired to get in touch with an archaeologist working at the Eugene Museum of Culture and Natural History.
She asserted that the anthropologist had substantiated her assertion that the discovered relic was a fragment of a mammoth’s teeth.
“The fact that this was a mammoth tooth astonished me. It was astounding,” Johnson remarked.
According to Jeremiah’s grandma, erosion is a common occurrence in the creek’s surroundings.
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Speculations about the Mammoth Tooth
She has a theory that the teeth may have become dislodged further upstream, and then made their way downstream to her yard, where they were found.
Jeremiah stated that he intends to retain the mammoth tooth, however, he may have other ideas for this item of historical significance in the future.
Jeremiah declared, “I’m going to ask Mom if she can get a pro to come out here and extract a dime-sized piece and donate it to a museum so they can conduct additional research.”
The little archeological treasure was found in the Keene Creek Reservoir along Oregon 66 east of Ashland, Oregon, wrapped in blankets.
Case number 63-2301 was assigned to the inquiry. It wouldn’t advance much past that for more than 50 years.
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