Andrew King does some research into the bones found at Queen & Elgin

Update: David Reevely has a bit more about the “Queen Street boneyard” on his blog .

Work on Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit tunnel came to halt yesterday after workers found bones underground.

https://twitter.com/OttawaCitizen/status/380739461552013312

https://twitter.com/onthebeat1/status/380713111080038400

https://twitter.com/onthebeat1/status/380740346314911744

https://twitter.com/ctvottawa/status/381020286671286273

This morning, local history buff Andrew King went to work, scouring Google for old maps and documents that might give some clues about where the bones came from. Here’s what he discovered.

https://twitter.com/twitandrewking/status/381041832844861440

https://twitter.com/twitandrewking/status/381042171190988800

https://twitter.com/twitandrewking/status/381042345929490433

https://twitter.com/twitandrewking/status/381042492000702464

https://twitter.com/twitandrewking/status/381042995849469952

https://twitter.com/twitandrewking/status/381047274425417728

https://twitter.com/twitandrewking/status/381049160838819840

https://twitter.com/ottaross/status/381049748163014656

https://twitter.com/twitandrewking/status/381050456052883456

https://twitter.com/ottaross/status/381051282355539968

https://twitter.com/twitandrewking/status/381044571607957504

So, not conclusive but highly likely that the bones found are pretty old. Nice work Mr. King.