Earthen Mound in Louisiana Dated to 11,000 Years Ago New research reveals more information about the Louisiana State University (LSU) Campus Mounds, including the discovery of thousands of years old charred mammal bone fragments and a coordinated alignment of both mounds toward one of the brightest stars in the night sky. This new information offers … Continue reading Earthen Mound in Louisiana Dated to 11,000 Years Ago →

Ice Age human footprints found in Utah desert, thanks to a chance glance out of a moving car: “Lost oasis” In total, 88 footprints were discovered, including both adult and child footprints. These footprints provide insight into family life during the Pleistocene. Cornell researcher Thomas Urban discovered footprints on the salt flats of the Utah … Continue reading Ice Age human footprints found in Utah desert, thanks to a chance glance out of a moving car: “Lost oasis” →

A sleeve button set from the 1780s discovered at Colonial Michilimackinac A set of joined sleeve buttons, believed to be from the 1780s, was recently discovered on Colonial Michilimackinac. According to a press release from Mackinac State Historic Parks, archaeologists continue to uncover incredible artefacts late into the 2022 archaeological field season. “We are still … Continue reading A sleeve button set from the 1780s discovered at Colonial Michilimackinac →

1,000-year-old bison skeleton unearthed in Mitchell What a completely unusual find. Two students found the bones of an ancient bison while digging last week at the Prehistoric Indian Village. The estimated 1,000-year-old bones discovered by the University of Exeter students help reveal how the Ame… What a completely unusual find. Two students found the bones … Continue reading 1,000-year-old bison skeleton unearthed in Mitchell →

Possible Hessian Remains Found at Revolutionary War Battlefield Researchers believe they have uncovered in a mass grave in New Jersey the remains of as many as 12 Hessian soldiers who fought during the Revolutionary War, officials announced Tuesday. The remains, found at the site of Fort Mercer and the 1777 Battle of Red Bank, rested … Continue reading Possible Hessian Remains Found at Revolutionary War Battlefield →

Octopus lures from the Mariana Islands were found to be the oldest in the world An archaeological study has determined that cowrie-shell artefacts found throughout the Mariana Islands were lures used for hunting octopuses and that the devices, similar versions of which have been found on islands across the Pacific, are the oldest known artefacts … Continue reading Octopus lures from the Mariana Islands were found to be the oldest in the world →

Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore An abandoned Caribbean colony unearthed centuries after it had been forgotten and a case of mistaken identity in the archaeological record has conspired to rewrite the history of a barrier island off the Virginia and Maryland coasts. These seemingly unrelated threads were woven together … Continue reading Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore →

Ice Age Footprints Uncovered in Utah Human footprints believed to date from the end of the last ice age have been discovered on the salt flats of the Air Force’s Utah Testing and Training Range (UTTR) by Cornell researcher Thomas Urban in forthcoming research. Urban and Daron Duke, of Far Western Anthropological Research Group, were … Continue reading Ice Age Footprints Uncovered in Utah →

Graves at Williamsburg’s First Baptist Church Will Be Excavated Descendants, archaeologists and researchers alike gathered Monday for the long-awaited beginning of burial excavations at the original First Baptist Church site. The First Baptist Church descendant community unanimously voted in March to begin excavating three grave shafts in order to learn the race, age, sex and anything else … Continue reading Graves at Williamsburg’s First Baptist Church Will Be Excavated →