U-M evaluating potential of finding indigenous remains at planned data center site

The University of Michigan said it is working with an archeologist to evaluate the potential that indigenous artifacts or human remains could be discovered on the site of its proposed hyperscale data center in Ypsilanti Township.

The archeological review comes after a warning by the State Historic Preservation Office that the area surrounding the Huron River is “highly archaeologically sensitive.”

U-M’s proposed data center is situated within that region. But the project site has not been specifically assessed by the office, according to a spokesperson…

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