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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Stone Tool Unearthed in Oregon ‘Hints’ at Oldest Human Occupation in Western U.S.
A colorful hand tool discovered in Oregon, and described as an “ancient Swiss army knife,” may be the oldest artifact yet found in western North America, archaeologists say. The simple…
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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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1,500-Year-Old Village, A Sign of ‘Revolution’ in the Southwest, Excavated in Colorado
CORTEZ, COLORADO — In a high-end housing development north of Cortez, Colorado — just 25 kilometers from the monumental cliffhouses of Mesa Verde National Park — archaeologists have uncovered a…
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Ancient Clovis Elephant-Hunting Camp Discovered in Mexico
A tip from a rancher in Mexico’s Sonoran Desert has led to an unexpected find: an ancient encampment where members of the Clovis culture hunted an elephant-like animal never before…
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Evidence of Hobbling, Torture Discovered at Ancient Massacre Site in Colorado
The site of a gruesome massacre some 1,200 years ago in southwestern Colorado is yielding new evidence of the severity, and the grisly intensity, of the violence that took place there….
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13,500-Year-Old Tool-Making Site Uncovered in Idaho Forest
On a remote forest riverbank in northern Idaho, archaeologists have uncovered evidence of human occupation going back more than 13,500 years, adding to the signs of an increasingly ancient human…
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Ruins in Arizona May Be ‘Lost’ Jesuit Mission
If archaeologists working in southern Arizona are right in their assumptions, some adobe ruins showcased in Tumacácori National Park may not be what the pamphlets and tour guides say they…
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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 Discoveries in Arizona May Be ‘Game-Changers’ in Study of Ancient Culture’s Fate
The remains of houses, bits of charcoal, and rarely seen types of pottery are tantalizing new clues in one of the more persistent mysteries of Southwestern history: What happened to…
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Fossil of Huge Aquatic Mammal, a ‘New Paradox,’ Discovered in Southern California
When it swam the seas that covered California some 10 million years ago, it might have looked something like a slender hippo — but with longer legs, broad webbed feet,…
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Epic Fire Marked ‘Beginning of the End’ for Ancient Culture of Cahokia, New Digs Suggest
Excavations in the Midwest have turned up evidence of a massive ancient fire that likely marked “the beginning of the end” for what was once America’s largest city, archaeologists say….
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‘Magnificent T. Rex’ Found on Montana Ranch, Museum Reports (With Pictures)
A Dutch museum has announced that scientists searching for a fossil of Tyrannosaurus rex have finally found their quarry on a ranch in eastern Montana. The newfound T. rex fossil…
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Grisly Mass Grave in Utah Cave Is Evidence of ‘Prehistoric Warfare,’ Study Says
Nearly a hundred skeletons buried in a cave in southeast Utah offer grisly evidence that ancient Americans waged war on each other as much as 2,000 years ago, according to…
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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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