Dig it: Connecticut's state archeologist

(WTNH) -- Dr. Nick Bellantoni digs in the dirt for a living, He's Connecticut's state archeologist and says there is a treasure trove of goodies beneath your feet in this state.

What does he most want to uncover?

"Well, we have six archeological sites where the fossil remains of mastodons or elephant-like creatures were once here after the glaciers in Connecticut have been found, but none of them have ever been found with say native American stone tools," he said. "We know they're here about the same time and we know that elsewhere in Indian North America stone tools have been found with the fossil bones of these mastodons and mammoths, so I'd love to find one."

Bellantoni says it'll only be found by accidental discovery.

Learn more about Dr. Bellantoni and the Connecticut Archeology Center at cac.uconn.edu or on Facebook .