You never know what you’re going to find when you dig under the ground in the Pacific Northwest. That’s why archaeologists are on speed dial when projects start digging.

You certainly never expect to find history right outside your door, but that’s what happened outside our office.

Contractors have been digging up Eastlake Avenue for months. Seattle is replacing the sewer lines and rebuilding the road to prepare for expansion of RapidRide bus service from South Lake Union to the University District (U-District).

But when I came to work Wednesday morning, I noticed something odd in the piles of busted concrete and dirt. Large piles of old wood. They looked like old railroad ties.

They had been dug up from under the concrete and asphalt.

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