Archaeologists in Hawaii have documented, for the first time, one of the first casualties of the attack on Pearl Harbor 74 years ago.
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Nevada’s ‘Peace Camp,’ The Last Site of Its Kind, Reveals History of Cold-War Protests
It was visited by scientists and celebrities, from Carl Sagan to Martin Sheen. It was the year-round home of less famous activists for decades. And it was nearly lost, until…
Read MoreRadioactive Wreck of WWII Aircraft Carrier Discovered Near San Francisco Bay
After more than 60 years — and some of the most intense action that a military vessel has ever seen — a World War II-era aircraft carrier has recently been…
Read MoreAt 50, Ring-Tab Beer Cans Are Now Officially Historic Artifacts
[Editor’s Note: This is just one of Western Digs’ top stories of 2015: Discover the other surprising, enlightening, and sometimes disturbing finds that were the Top 5 Archaeology Discoveries in the American…
Read MoreSunken WWII Ship, Famed for Pearl Harbor Rescue Mission, Discovered Off Hawaii Coast
Archaeologists exploring the ocean depths just off the coast of Oahu have discovered, intact, the sunken vessel that carried out a gripping rescue mission on December 7, 1941 — sailing…
Read MoreShipwrecks Discovered in Nautical ‘Graveyard’ at San Francisco’s Golden Gate
Maritime archaeologists say they’ve discovered the wrecks of two great but long-forgotten ships, along with a newly found “mystery wreck,” just outside San Francisco’s famous Golden Gate. Researchers with the…
Read MoreVinyl Records Excavated at Famous ’60s Commune Challenge ‘Hippie’ Stereotype, Study Says
The Grateful Dead once lived there, apparently taken with the acoustics of the living room. Its bucolic grounds were featured on the back cover of the Dead’s 1969 album Aoxomoxoa….
Read MoreFirst Japanese-American Labor Camp From World War II Unearthed in Idaho
A strange and bitter layer of history has returned to the surface in northern Idaho, where archaeologists have excavated the first World War II internment camp that put men of…
Read More‘Atari Dump’ Excavation Confirmed by Canadian Entertainment Company
Western Digs confirmed today that Fuel Entertainment, an Ottawa-based digital media company, will be excavating the so-called Atari Dump, a midden of video game hardware, cartridges, and other electronic detritus…
Read MoreNew 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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