Indian Village sets event this weekend
July 10, 2012 in The Daily Republic
The Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village will hold its annual Archeology Awareness Weekend this Saturday and Sunday. Continue Reading
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Fossils abundant at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
June 30, 2012 in The Daily Republic
MEDORA, N.D. The ever-changing landscape of Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, N.D., is a treasure to sightseers, but there are also many treasures waiting to be found.
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Dakota Dunes family finds bison bones in backyard
November 25, 2011 in The Daily Republic
DAKOTA DUNES (AP) A Dakota Dunes family forced to evacuate their home during this summer’s flooding has found a surprise in their backyard: bison bones. Continue Reading
Skull discovered at Pearl Harbor
July 20, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
An excavation crew recently made a startling discovery at the bottom of Pearl Harbor when it unearthed a skull that archeologists suspect is from a Japanese pilot who died in the historic attack on Dec. 7, 1941. Continue Reading
Archeology presentation
May 12, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe
WINDOM The Cottonwood County Historical Society will host a program entitled “Archeology at the Red Rock Quarry” at 7 p.m. May 17 at 812 Fourth Ave. Continue Reading
Scientists dig for Ice Age fossils in Los Angeles
March 9, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
For the past three years, scientists in Los Angeles have been sifting through a significant trove of bones and a nearly intact mammoth skeleton discovered in 2006 during the construction of an underground garage next to the tar pits. Continue Reading
Study identifies 9,400-year-old domesticated dog
January 20, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
early 10,000 years ago, man’s best friend provided protection and companionship and an occasional meal. That’s what researchers are saying after finding a bone fragment from what they are calling the earliest confirmed domesticated dog in the Americas. Continue Reading
California utility stumbles on fossils buried 1.4 million years ago
September 21, 2010 in Grand Forks Herald
A utility company preparing to build a new substation in an arid canyon southeast of Los Angeles has stumbled on a trove of animal fossils dating back 1.4 million years that researchers say will fill in blanks in Southern California’s history. Continue Reading
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