Mummified human remains found in NW Indiana

Monday, June 29, 2015
HEBRON, Ind. (WLS) -- Human remains found in Hebron, Ind., on Friday turned out to be mummified and are anywhere from 500 to 2,000 years old.
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Archeologists hired by the Army Corps of Engineers found the remains while digging for artifacts at a site that's in the process of becoming a rock quarry. That project is now on hold.

Some neighbors said the site is an old Native American burial ground.
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