[Verginius Rufus]

I wonder if they found the blacksmith's forge where Lichas discovered the bones of Orestes.

(See Herodotus I.67-68.)

[SunkenCiv]

The ancient Greeks and Romans recorded what were apparently fossil forms, including various extinct elephant-type critters which were the source for Cyclops legends. On at least one occasion, the supposed bones of some specific mythological character were found, and given proper reburial. :’)