Visitors, students uncover area's ancient past at new museum

A menacing replica skeleton of a 3,500-pound Harlan's ground sloth hangs over students from Lakeland Middle School during a tour of the new Western Center for Archaelogy and Paleontology at Diamond Valley Lake. <br><small><B>STEVE THORNTON </B> Staff Photographer</small> <br><A HREF="https://secure.townnews.com/nctimes.com/forms/photo_services/linkorder.php?des= Photo by Steve Thornton/ A menacing replica skeleton of a 3,500-pound Harlan's ground sloth hangs over students from Lakeland Middle School during a tour of the new Western Center for Archaelogy and Paleontology at Diamond Valley Lake." target="new">Order a copy of this photo</A> <!— <br><A HREF=" ">More of this story</A> —> <br> <A HREF="http://www.nctimes.com/news/photogallery/" target="new">Visit our Photo Gallery</A> <br> <hr width="250">