A wildfire high in the mountains of Wyoming has revealed a vast, centuries-old Shoshone campsite, with artifacts numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
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Stash of Obsidian Blades, Hidden for a Thousand Years, Discovered in Oregon
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.
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16,000-Year-Old Tools Discovered in Texas, Among the Oldest Found in the West
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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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.
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Nearly 20 Stone-Tool Sites, Dating Back Up To 12,000 Years, Discovered In Nevada
An hour and half from Las Vegas, archaeologists have discovered 19 sites scattered with stone points, biface blades, and other artifacts that date back as much as 12,000 years.
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Top 5 Archaeology Discoveries in the American West of 2015
Discover the surprising, enlightening, and sometimes disturbing finds behind Western Digs’ five most popular archaeology stories of 2015.
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Nearly 9,000 Artifacts Uncovered in California Desert, Spanning 11,500 Years of History
Archaeologists exploring a military base in southern California have uncovered nearly 9,000 artifacts dating back as much as 13,000 years, shedding new light on human history in the Mojave Desert.
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Mass Grave Found in California Reveals Prehistoric Violence Against ‘Outsiders’
An ancient mass grave, uncovered during the construction of a shopping mall outside San Francisco, contains the bodies of seven men who appear to have been victims of “mass homicide”…
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Over 1,000 Ancient Stone Tools, Left by Great Basin Hunters, Found in Utah Desert
An array of stone tools discovered in northern Utah — including the largest instrument of its kind ever recorded — may change what we know about the ancient inhabitants of…
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10,000-Year-Old Stone Tool Site Discovered in Suburban Seattle
Archaeologists surveying the waterways of suburban Seattle have made a discovery that’s likely the first of its kind in the region — an ancient tool-making site dating back more than…
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‘Twin’ Ice Age Infants Discovered in 11,500-Year-Old Alaska Grave
A tenderly decorated grave discovered in Alaska holds the remains of two infants dating back 11,500 years, the youngest Ice Age humans yet found in the Western Hemisphere, archaeologists say….
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Genome of America’s Only Clovis Skeleton Reveals Origins of Native Americans
The remains of a one-year-old boy who died 12,600 years ago in what’s now Montana are giving up exceptional information about the place his people held in American history, and…
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