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Archeologists Dig Up Woodstock Festival Site


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Jen Carlson

Published Jun 22, 2018

Modified Jun 22, 2018


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Paul Brown, of the Public Archaeology Facility at Binghamton University, measures a dig at the site of the original Woodstock Music and Art Fair, in Bethel, N.Y. The main mission of Binghamton University's Public Archaeology Facility is to help map out more exactly where The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin and Joe Cocker wowed the crowds 49 years ago (Richard Drew/AP/REX/Shutterstock)
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