MACKINAW CITY, MI (AP)-- Archaeologists have discovered a Roman Catholic rosary in northern Michigan that could be 250 years old.
The Grand Rapids Press says the rosary was discovered last week at Colonial Michilimackinac, a reconstructed fort and fur trading post dating to the 1700s. It is along the Straits of Mackinac at the tip of the Lower Peninsula.
The rosary, found by James Dunnigan, is made with ivory beads and brass links. Dunnigan was excavating at the home of fur trader Charles Gonneville.
Lynn Evans, curator of archaeology for Mackinac State Historic Parks, estimates the age at 250 years old. He says "there's got to be an intriguing story" behind the rosary.
Under Catholic tradition, the rosary is held while a person prays and reflects on the life of Jesus Christ.