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Shown in this photo from Aug. 25, 2016, are some examples of lead shrapnel found in a past archaeological dig at Fort McCoy, Wis. Archaeologists with Colorado State University’s Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands were investigating a site on South Post at Fort McCoy in 2016 when they came across nearly a dozen small lead balls spread across approximately half of the 1.5-acre site area. These lead balls were almost certainly shrapnel from an artillery projectile fired sometime around World War I, as the primary impact area used at Fort McCoy prior to the installation expansion around World War II was located on South Post not far from the excavation. (Courtesy photo)
| Date Taken: | 08.25.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 10.27.2022 16:37 |
| Photo ID: | 7483420 |
| VIRIN: | 160825-A-OK556-863 |
| Resolution: | 2645x1482 |
| Size: | 555.74 KB |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
| Web Views: | 8 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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