A $3.1 million facility is slated to hold its grand opening next week in Moundsville.

The new addition at the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex is a state-of-the-art building that will attract scientists from around the country to Marshall County.

Grave Creek officials said they have already received calls from people interested in studying at the new facility.

Grave Creek is where many of West Virginia’s artifacts are studied and stored. Officials said their equipment and storage methods were outdated until they received just over $3 million from the state Legislature and a grant.

The facility now features new storage and lab areas and the artifacts will be preserved much longer.

Officials said when the addition opens Monday, scientists will be able to visit the area and study artifacts that haven’t been looked at since they were excavated about 50 years ago. This new facility puts Moundsville on the cutting edge of archaeological studies.

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