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.
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Pterosaur Fossil Found Near Dallas Shows That Flying Reptiles Spread From Europe
The fossil of a pterosaur discovered just outside Dallas may change what we know about the evolution and spread of the West’s giant flying reptiles, scientists say.
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Origin of ‘Spanish Armor,’ Said to Have Been Found in Texas Desert, Stumps Scientists
It seems to have passed through more hands than The Maltese Falcon. And it’s proving to be nearly as mysterious. Two pieces of iron armor — reportedly first found in…
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Southwestern-Style Spear Throwers Identified in the Ozarks
New analysis of two spear-throwers excavated nearly a century ago in the Ozark Mountains reveals what one archaeologist calls an “uncanny” similarity to those used in the ancient Southwest and…
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Ancient Rock Art in Texas Yields ‘Surprising’ New Finds
New technology is providing unexpected insights into some of the most distinctive rock art in the American West, archaeologists say. The canyonlands of Texas’ Lower Pecos River are home to…
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Oldest Human Footprints in North America Identified
A hunter-gatherer who trekked through a desert oasis a hundred centuries ago left the continent’s most lasting impression: the oldest known human footprints in North America. There are only two…
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Plains Indian Fortress With Moat, ‘Underground Apartments’ Unearthed in Oklahoma
A tumultuous time on the southern Plains is slowly returning to the surface in Oklahoma, where archaeologists have excavated a 250-year-old fortress built by a people known as the Taovaya,…
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New Big-Nosed Ceratops Discovered in Texas
Yet another new species of horn-faced, frill-fringed dinosaur known as a ceratopsid has been revealed in the American West, this time in the ancient sediments of Texas’ Big Bend National…
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New Mexico’s ‘Atari Dump,’ a Midden of Video Games, to Be Excavated
How old do remnants of our material culture have to be before they’re considered artifacts? If you’re a gamer, not very old at all. This week, Canada-based game developer Fuel…
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New Feathered Dinosaur Discovered in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
Like Darwin’s many finches living side-by-side in the Galapagos Islands, a surprising variety of feathered, bird-like dinosaurs once roamed the ancient West from Alberta to Texas, scientists say. A team…
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Mummified Man, Bundled Baby Change View of Ancient Burials in Texas
More than 10 elaborately prepared bodies recovered from caves in West Texas could rewrite the history of how people processed, buried, and even thought about the dead in the ancient…
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