A ‘Stonehenge-Like’ Structure Exists In Lake Michigan and is 9,000 Years Old While scanning underneath the waters of Lake Michigan for shipwrecks, archeologists found something a lot more interesting than they bargained for. While scanning underneath the waters of Lake Michigan for shipwrecks, archeologists found something a lot more interesting than they bargained for: they discovered … Continue reading A ‘Stonehenge-Like’ Structure Exists In Lake Michigan and is 9,000 Years Old →

Hundreds of Well Preserved Prehistoric Animals have been found in an Ancient Volcanic Ashbed in Nebraska The watering holes attracted prehistoric animals among Nebraska’s tall grasslands. From horses to camels and rhinoceroses, with wild dogs looming nearby, animals roamed the savanna-like region. Then, one day, it all changed. Hundreds of miles away, a volcano in … Continue reading Hundreds of Well Preserved Prehistoric Animals have been found in an Ancient Volcanic Ashbed in Nebraska →

A new study shows Early Native Americans in Alaska were freshwater fishermen 13,000 years ago A team led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers has discovered the earliest known evidence that Native Americans living in present-day central Alaska may have begun freshwater fishing around 13,000 years ago during the last ice age. Ancestors of … Continue reading A new study shows Early Native Americans in Alaska were freshwater fishermen 13,000 years ago →

More evidence shows Vikings came to North America before Columbus Although the discovery of North America is synonymous with Christopher Columbus, new research reveals that Viking sailors landed on the shores of North America about 700 years before Columbus. Archaeologists from the University of Iceland came to this conclusion after analyzing wood recovered from five … Continue reading More evidence shows Vikings came to North America before Columbus →

Archeologists find remains of an underwater hospital and cemetery Archeologists at Dry Tortugas National Park have found remains of a 19th-century quarantine hospital and cemetery on a submerged island. The National Park Service said in a news release that records indicate dozens of people, mostly U.S. soldiers stationed at Fort Jefferson, may have been buried there. The … Continue reading Archeologists find remains of an underwater hospital and cemetery →

Genetic Study Establishes Native Ancestors Were in Alaska 3,000 Years Ago Researchers have discovered that some modern Alaska Natives still live almost exactly where their ancestors did 3,000 years ago, highlighting genetic continuity in Southeast Alaska and shedding light on human migration patterns and pre-colonial territorial patterns in the Pacific Northwest. The first people to … Continue reading Genetic Study Establishes Native Ancestors Were in Alaska 3,000 Years Ago →

Early 20th-Century Ships Spotted in Lake Superior Michigan researchers have found the wreckage of two ships that disappeared into Lake Superior in 1914 and hope the discovery will lead them to a third that sank at the same time, killing nearly 30 people aboard the trio of lumber-shipping vessels. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society … Continue reading Early 20th-Century Ships Spotted in Lake Superior →

The secret of the mummy in the Crystal coffin found in a garage in San Francisco Mysterious mummies are a symbol of ancient lost times, which we often associate with Egypt and other ancient civilizations. Therefore, the discovery of a coffin made of crystal with the body of a girl come from under the floor … Continue reading The secret of the mummy in the Crystal coffin found in a garage in San Francisco →

Flotsam May Be Wreckage of Historic 19th-Century Ship  A chunk of weather-beaten flotsam that washed up on a New York shoreline after Tropical Storm Ian last fall has piqued the interest of experts who say it is likely part of the SS Savannah, which ran aground and broke apart in 1821, two years after it became … Continue reading Flotsam May Be Wreckage of Historic 19th-Century Ship →