"Time was, only Onondagas lived around the lake that now bears the Native American tribe’s name.

They consider Onondaga Lake among their most sacred sites. Several former Onondaga villages were located along the lake and at least one of its tributaries.

So one would expect that items of historical and cultural significance to all Americans, not just to the Onondagas, would be under the soil or water there.

That’s why an ongoing archaeological exploration to locate areas that might contain such treasures must continue with adequate monitoring.

Archaeologists from the State University at Binghamton are trying to identify sites that might be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. They are looking for sites before the Onondagas had contact with European settlers, as well as the post-contact period, after the year 1600."

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Marie Morelli: Preserve Native history while cleaning up Onondaga Lake (The Syracuse Post-Standard 10/21)