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Did you know there's an untouched ancient burial site at UPS Worldport?

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Google Earth/2019
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SOURCE: Google Earth/2019
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Did you know there's an untouched ancient burial site at UPS Worldport?
If you've ever been on the grounds of the UPS Worldport in Louisville, or are just the kind of person who likes to peep around on Google Earth, you may have noticed what looks like a relatively small, totally random-seeming patch of grass fenced off in the middle of the airfield. But it's actually not random at all.In fact, we're told it's left untouched out of respect for the dead.According to officials with Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport and UPS Worldport, ancient remains were found there years ago, before the Worldport was ever built."So out of respect, we have left it undeveloped and planted grass," officials said to WLKY.We haven't uncovered any other details about the remains, like how long ago they were discovered or how many were found.If you have any more information, email us at wlkydigital@hearst.com.Image comes from earth.google.com.

If you've ever been on the grounds of the UPS Worldport in Louisville, or are just the kind of person who likes to peep around on Google Earth, you may have noticed what looks like a relatively small, totally random-seeming patch of grass fenced off in the middle of the airfield.

But it's actually not random at all.

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In fact, we're told it's left untouched out of respect for the dead.

According to officials with Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport and UPS Worldport, ancient remains were found there years ago, before the Worldport was ever built.

"So out of respect, we have left it undeveloped and planted grass," officials said to WLKY.

We haven't uncovered any other details about the remains, like how long ago they were discovered or how many were found.

If you have any more information, email us at wlkydigital@hearst.com.

Image comes from earth.google.com.