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Shipwreck Found Near Cape Cod
A unknown shipwreck has been found off North Beach Island near Cape Cod. Theodore Keon, Chatham's coastal resources director, is working with local and state officials to gather information about the wreck, which is just offshore and not far from a small shed the town has been using for storage. ... Full story
Prehistoric cultural changes linked to climate change in northeastern United States
Researchers have established that changes in climate alter terrestrial ecosystems, but the link between climatic shifts and prehistoric human culture is less understood. ... Full story
The High Tec Way Of Hunting Shipwrecks
Nearly 100 years after the three-masted schooner Hattie Wells sank in Lake Michigan, USA, during heavy weather, it has been filmed by a ROV. A key element of the mission undertaken by a team of marine archaeologists has been to prove the value of using an ROV to document shipwrecks in America's Great Lakes, says Dr Mark Gleason, chief marine scientist and director of education at Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum ... Full story
Ancient dewellings found in Georgia
An ancient civilization of mound builders who lived near the Ocmulgee River in the state of Georgia southeast of Atlanta and just northeast of what is now downtown Macon may have been home to more native people than originally thought. ... Full story
Graves revive tales of the forgotten poor
Viewed from Onondaga Road, the project seems to be a typical excavation. Scattered workers move in and out of mounds of dirt, near a shuttered brick hospital that once served residents of the old New York State Onondaga County poorhouse. Yet as the archaeologist who oversees the dig walks the site, he envisions “the poorhouse when it was kind of its own world.”, a place where death was an everyday part of its operation. ... Full story
An Unique American Civil War Building
Civil War battles were waged in many states, but the gunpowder that fueled the Confederacy originated in Augusta. The Confederate Powderworks, erected by Col. George Washington Rains on the banks of the Augusta Canal, produced 3 million pounds of powder from 1862 until it closed in April 1865. ... Full story
Evidence Suggests Cannibalism Among Native American Tribe
Decades since the possibility was first suggested by researchers, a growing body of evidence suggests cannibalism was practice by a native American tribe called the Puebloans. Some of the most convincing evidence to support the theory was uncovered in Durango Colorado, USA. ... Full story
Mystery of the ancient 'rubber people'
That which we know the least about is often the most interesting. A case in point is the civilization of the Olmecs. This flourished in Mexico between 1500 B.C and 400 B.C., leaving behind much intriguing evidence in its art and archaeological remains but no written record to explain anything. Because of this, the Olmec have become a fertile source of historical riddles, mysteries, and speculation. ... Full story
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Stanford University Goes Potty (The Roman Kind)
An American University has recreated a Roman Kiln to show their pupils how Roman pottery was made and the technology used in its production. ... Full story