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An avalanche buried Alta’s past. A construction crew just uncovered it

Among the million 150-year-old artifacts found were a leather hat, a full bottle of alcohol, dolls, fine china, guns and bullets.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Archeologist Jeremy Moore is amazed by the restoration work being performed to a 150-year-old leather miners hat by Anna Lawlor, Collections Manager Natural History Museum, during a Alta history presentation on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Moore who was part of an archeological dig last year at Alta recognized the rare artifact unearthed by heavy machinery.