The authorities came to the conclusion that the time had come to bring in some relevant experts and called in two local archaeologists to help explain this extraordinary find. The archaeologists were more than happy to get the chance to poke around this unusual discovery.
At first glance, the pair could not decisively conclude what it was that they were seeing, but they did agree to speculate that the object was a relic from ancient times. To make any further deductions, they would have to remove it and take it to their lab for further study, but when they got ready to move it, they discovered yet another surprise.
The Townspeople Get Involved
When the police arrived at the farm, there was already a crowd of locals waiting for them there. They were trying to get a look at the mysterious object and snapping pictures of it. Everyone was talking and trying to figure out what the object was, but neither the public nor the police had any real idea what to make of it.
Unfortunately, the authorities didn’t have any more answers than Jose and his family, but luckily Jose’s dog came to the rescue. It arrived on the scene, and its behavior offered the first real clue as to the nature of the mysterious discovery.
Sniffing Around
The curious canine bypassed all of the onlookers and made its way into the riverbed. It walked right up to the large and mysterious object and began to study it. The dog began sniffing around and barking, which led the people all around to the realization that they were not dealing with a run-of-the-mill rock.
There was a lot of speculation amongst Carlos Spegazzini locals about the nature of the scaly surprise, but there was no one at the scene who, once looking upon the mysterious discovery, came up with a rational explanation. The police then decided that something more had to be done.
An Enormous Undertaking
When the scientists cleared away more mud and tried to dig out the large egg-shaped object from the riverbed, they finally understood how big and heavy it actually was. A team of excavators could barely move the shell because it was made of an immensely hard material and weighed almost two tons!
The experts spent a lot of time wading around in sticky, muddy water in order to painstakingly dig out the giant object. Eventually, they were able to extract it and gently load it up to be transferred to their lab, where more studies and tests would reveal the amazing truth.
Lab Work
The artifact was studied extensively. Many tests were run, and samples of the shell-like material were examined under a microscope. The scientists learned a lot more about the object than what could merely be seen by the human eye, and the more they learned, the more excited they were.
They came to the conclusion that what Jose found was not a dinosaur egg or something from outer space. Nevertheless, the actual results were just as amazing to both the people of Carlos Spegazzini and to the rest of the world.