In the summer of 2002 Paddock Enterprises was building an aquatic facility on a construction management contract in Stinnett, TX.

It was about 9:15 a.m. on July 24, 2002, when Paul Lane was operating a back-hoe to dig up the ground for the new Stinnett aquatic center.  He had dug about 13 feet when he saw the bones of a 5,700 year old bison.

Over 3,000 people are estimated to have visited the site during the following week to get a glimpse of the ancient bones and watch as an archaeological dig got underway.  These people were watching history in the making.