Asian Metal Found in Alaska Reveals Trade Centuries Before European Contact
A bronze buckle and metal bead found in Alaska are the first hard evidence of trade between Asia and the North American Arctic, centuries before contact with Europeans.
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Asian Metal Found in Alaska Reveals Trade Centuries Before European Contact
A bronze buckle and metal bead found in Alaska are the first hard evidence of trade between Asia and the North American Arctic, centuries before contact with Europeans.
Cliff Dwelling in Utah Found to Have Unique Decoration: Dinosaur Tracks
Grave of Disabled Young Woman Reveals Touching Tale of Care in Prehistoric Arizona
Ice Age Fire Pits in Alaska Reveal Earliest Evidence of Salmon Cooking
Stash of Obsidian Blades, Hidden for a Thousand Years, Discovered in Oregon
Recent Paleontology »
‘Unusual’ Mammoth Fossil Discovered on California Island
Scientists have discovered the remains of an “unusual” mammoth that lived alongside some of the earliest known human inhabitants of Southern California.
Giant Triassic Predator, Named for Baby-Eating Monster, Discovered in New Mexico
Tiny Pterosaur Found Near Vancouver May Change View of Flying Reptiles
Huge T. Rex Fossil, a ‘Fantastic Specimen,’ Unearthed in Montana
Woolly Mammoths Survived on Alaska Island Until Just 5,600 Years Ago, New Study Shows
The 20th Century »
The Southwest »
Cliff Dwelling in Utah Found to Have Unique Decoration: Dinosaur Tracks
In a Utah cliff dwelling, researchers have found a decoration that’s never been reported before:…
Grave of Disabled Young Woman Reveals Touching Tale of Care in Prehistoric Arizona
900-Year-Old Village Recorded in Volcanic Badlands of New Mexico
Photos: Watch the ‘Shadow Dagger’ Solar Calendar Mark the Equinox
Cahokia: Ancient Metropolis »
New Discoveries From Cahokia’s ‘Beaded Burial’ May Rewrite Story of Ancient American City
The people buried in one of America’s most famous prehistoric graves are not who we…
America’s Largest Earthwork, Cahokia’s Monks Mound, May Have Been Built in Only 20 Years, Study Says
Victims of Human Sacrifice at Cahokia Were Locals, Not ‘Foreign’ Captives, Study Finds
‘Megafloods’ Spurred Collapse of Ancient City of Cahokia, New Study Finds
Rock Art Research »
Dinosaurs »
Cliff Dwelling in Utah Found to Have Unique Decoration: Dinosaur Tracks
In a Utah cliff dwelling, researchers have found a decoration that’s never been reported before:…
Huge T. Rex Fossil, a ‘Fantastic Specimen,’ Unearthed in Montana
‘Audacious’ New Species of Horned Dinosaur Discovered in Montana
New ‘Sword-Horned’ Dinosaur Unearthed in Utah
The Ice Age »
‘Unusual’ Mammoth Fossil Discovered on California Island
Scientists have discovered the remains of an “unusual” mammoth that lived alongside some of the…
Ice Age Fire Pits in Alaska Reveal Earliest Evidence of Salmon Cooking
12,000-Year-Old Camp Found in Utah May Have Experts “Adjusting Their Theories”
Woolly Mammoths Survived on Alaska Island Until Just 5,600 Years Ago, New Study Shows
Prehistoric California »
Ancient Seafarers’ Tool Sites, Up to 12,000 Years Old, Discovered on California Island
Archaeologists have turned up evidence of some of the oldest human activity in coastal Southern California, just off the coast of Ventura County.
Nearly 9,000 Artifacts Uncovered in California Desert, Spanning 11,500 Years of History
Severed Heads, Skull Bowls Found in California Graves Were Tributes, Not War Trophies, Study Finds
Mass Grave Found in California Reveals Prehistoric Violence Against ‘Outsiders’
