A contractor shovels dirt samples into sifters during excavations at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 4, 2016. Sifting the dirt allows members to search for artifacts and any significant change in the soil patterns that may provide more information on the history of people who lived in the area.

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