Nearly 20 Stone-Tool Sites, Dating Back Up To 12,000 Years, Discovered In Nevada

Grave of Disabled Young Woman Reveals Touching Tale of Care in Prehistoric Arizona

September 19, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 2287 1

Human remains found buried in downtown Tempe, Arizona, are revealing a touching story about one young woman’s painful life and the community that cared for her more than 800 years…

Alaska

Ice Age Fire Pits in Alaska Reveal Earliest Evidence of Salmon Cooking

August 29, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 1855 0

Fire pits in Alaska, dated to at least 11,800 years old, have revealed the earliest evidence of salmon cooking in the New World.

Stash of Obsidian Blades, Hidden for a Thousand Years, Discovered in Oregon

August 16, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 3630 6

A landowner in Oregon has discovered a cache of obsidian blades that had been stashed away a thousand years ago or more by prehistoric traders.

Tides Expose Newly Discovered Petroglyphs on Hawaii Beach

August 10, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 2604 1

The tides have revealed a gallery of petroglyphs on a beach in Hawaii that experts say have never been recorded before.

New Discoveries From Cahokia’s ‘Beaded Burial’ May Rewrite Story of Ancient American City

August 8, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 3272 2

The people buried in one of America’s most famous prehistoric graves are not who we thought they were, researchers say.

12,000-Year-Old Camp Found in Utah May Have Experts “Adjusting Their Theories”

August 5, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 2546 6

An Ice Age hunting camp being excavated west of Salt Lake City is the first archaeological find of its kind, for several reasons, researchers say.

Ice Age Hunting Camp, Replete With Bird Bones and Tobacco, Found in Utah Desert

July 25, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 2437 3

In the dead-flat desert of northwestern Utah, archaeologists have uncovered a scene from a distant, and more verdant, time. Just a few centimeters below the sun-baked surface, researchers have discovered…

16,000-Year-Old Tools Discovered in Texas, Among the Oldest Found in the West

July 18, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 7367 19

A half-hour north of Austin, researchers have discovered evidence of human occupation dating back up to 16,700 years, including human teeth and more than 90 stone tools.

Ancient Seafarers’ Tool Sites, Up to 12,000 Years Old, Discovered on California Island

June 2, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 4074 11

Archaeologists have turned up evidence of some of the oldest human activity in coastal Southern California, just off the coast of Ventura County.

900-Year-Old Village Recorded in Volcanic Badlands of New Mexico

May 9, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 2311 1

A 900-year-old village hidden in New Mexico’s black-rock badlands reveals its unique ties to Chaco Canyon.

Photos: Watch the ‘Shadow Dagger’ Solar Calendar Mark the Equinox

March 29, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 3131 6

See for yourself how ancient petroglyphs found in Arizona mark the spring equinox with a “shadow dagger.”

Thousands of Ancient Petroglyphs, ‘Dramatic’ Solar Calendar Reported in N. Arizona

March 28, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 4670 10

Archaeologists have uncovered a trove of previously undocumented rock art in northern Arizona, including a prehistoric solar calendar that has been marking the seasons for more than 700 years.

‘Unexpected’ 3,000-Year-Old Bison Hunting Site Discovered in Southern Arizona

March 21, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 2278 1

On a ranch in southeastern Arizona, archaeologists searching for signs of ancient corn farming have instead uncovered a 3,000-year-old bison-hunting site.

First Evidence of Corn Beer in Southwest Discovered on Teeth From Ancient Burials

March 10, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 1543 0

Fossilized tooth plaque is revealing new details about life, food, and drink in the ancient city of Casas Grandes — including what archaeologists say is the first conclusive evidence of corn beer in the Greater Southwest.

Ancient Grave of Teenage Girl May Reveal Secrets of Southwest’s Earliest Farmers

February 26, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 2075 2

Archaeologists hope that a teenage girl buried 3,200 years ago in the borderlands of northern Mexico may help unlock the story of the first farmers in the Greater Southwest.