Coso artifact
When and where was the Coso artifact found? In 1961, Wally Lane, Mike Mikesell and Virginia Maxey found the Coso artifact. Being co-owners of the LM&V Rockhounds Gem and Gift Shop in Olancha, California, they went into the Coso Mountains to look for unusual rocks. They found a fossil-encrusted geode on February 13, 1961, on …