Photos by Cameron Cudnohowski | Written by Jeff Angileri   <img alt="Cameron Cudnohowski" class="img-responsive" src="http://uww.edu/assets/images/mmr/news/2019/arch-dig-100_1081.jpg" style="vertical-align: middle;" width="800" />    UW-Whitewater student Cameron Cudnohowski has always wanted to dig up bones. His favorite movie is “Jurassic Park.” And he loves <a href="https://www.uww.edu/cls/departments/history">history</a>. When he took Professor Jennifer Thibodeaux’s class on medieval Europe, she presented him with a study-abroad opportunity to live out his archeological dream. Originally from Watertown, Wisconsin, Cudnohowski traveled to a farm in Skegness, England – about 140 miles north of London – on a dig in July 2018. Half the day was spent learning about the history of the area and its people, how to identify bones and put a skeleton together, and how to take DNA samples to determine diseases and diets.    <img alt="Cameron Cudnohowski" class="img-responsive" src="http://uww.edu/assets/images/mmr/news/2019/arch-dig-100_1043.JPG" style="vertical-align: middle;" width="800" />    The rest of the day was spent digging.    <img alt="Cameron Cudnohowski" class="img-responsive" src="http://uww.edu/assets/images/mmr/news/2019/arch-dig-100_1055.JPG" style="vertical-align: middle;" width="800" />    Using a toothbrush and other tools, Cudnohowski and his colleagues unearthed three bodies. Layer by layer, they removed hard clay and rock to expose the bones of a male warrior and two females. The bodies were buried with several artifacts, including a shield, urns, a beaded necklace and cross-shaped broaches made of copper.    <img alt="Cameron Cudnohowski" class="img-responsive" src="http://uww.edu/assets/images/mmr/news/2019/arch-dig-100_1047.JPG" style="vertical-align: middle;" width="800" />    The Anglo-Saxon bodies are believed to have been placed there, near what was likely a trading post, between 500 to 550 A.D. “It’s exhilarating because you’re thinking this person was living more than a thousand years ago. You study history in books, but this experience – literally putting the pieces of these people together and searching for their story – brings history alive,” Cudnohowski said.    <img alt="Cameron Cudnohowski" class="img-responsive" src="http://uww.edu/assets/images/mmr/news/2019/arch-dig-100_1076.JPG" style="vertical-align: middle;" width="800" />    As he prepares for student teaching in the fall, Cudnohowski, a history education major, now has international archeology experience to draw from as he seeks to inspire the next generation. “The experience was phenomenal. By traveling, I was introduced to a new culture – and the trip was life changing.”