Rare 3,000-Year-Old Weavings Discovered In Alaska
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – During excavations of an ancestral sod house on the shore of Karluk Lake, Kodiak Island, Alaska, archaeologists uncovered rare fragments of woven grᴀss artifacts estimated to be 3,000 years old. The fragments, which appear to be pieces of mats, are the oldest well-documented examples of Kodiak Alutiiq/Sugpiaq weaving. Weaving is […]
Largest Known Single Dinosaur Track Site In Alaska Discovered And Documented
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have discovered and documented the largest known single dinosaur track site in Alaska. The site, located in Denali National Park and Preserve, has been dubbed “The Coliseum” by researchers. Illustration by Heinrich Harder (1858-1935). Credit: Public Domain The Coliseum is the size of one-and-a-half […]
Prehistoric Human DNA Mystery – Searching For Ancient Bears In An Alaskan Cave Led To Important Discovery
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The first people to live in the Americas migrated from Siberia across the Bering land bridge more than 20,000 years ago. Some made their way as far south as Tierra del Fuego, at the tip of South America. Others settled in areas much closer to their place of origin where […]
Tanana Valley, Alaska: Study On Ancient Hunter-Gatherer Sites Dating Back To 14,500 Years Ago
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers looking to identify some of the most difficult “finds” in archeology—including sites used by nomadic hunter-gatherer communities—are tapping technology to help in the search. SFU archaeology PhD student and interim director of SFU’s Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Rob Rondeau. Credit: SFU Archeologists at the Max Planck Insтιтute and […]
Still Intact 460-Year-Old Bow Found Underwater In Alaska Baffles Scientists – Where Did It Come From?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists are baffled because they cannot explain how this bow ended up underwater in Alaska. Where did it come from? Who used it? These are some of the questions that need answers. The well-crafted wooden hunting bow measures 54 inches from tip to tip and is in a good state […]
How Did These Beautiful Venetian Glᴀss Beads Reach North America Long Before Columbus?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists were surprised to find evidence Renaissance-era Italian glᴀss beads reached North America long before Christopher Columbus made his first journey to the continent. But maybe the discovery should not be so surprising at all. Nowadays we get more and more scientific confirmation many ancient civilizations visited North America before […]