Research Shows Early North Americans Made Eyed Needles from Fur-Bearers Archaeologists from the University of Wyoming have found bone 13,000-year-old eyed needles crafted from the bones of various furry animals. The discovery sheds light on the lives of these early inhabitants of North America. The important find comes from an important archaeological site in Wyoming, …

Oldest US firearm unearthed in Arizona, a 500-year-old bronze cannon linked to Coronado expedition Independent researchers in Arizona have unearthed a bronze cannon linked to the 16th-century expedition of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, and it is marked to be the oldest known firearm found in the continental United States. The 42-inch-long, roughly 40-pound sand-cast bronze …

The Oldest Known Tombstone in the US Originally Came from Belgium, New Research has Shown Jamestown, Virginia, was founded in 1607 and was the first English permanent settlement in North America. The region has been the focus of numerous historical and archaeological investigations, such as the one conducted recently by Prof. Markus M. Key and …

The secret of the mummy in the Crystal coffin found in a garage in San Francisco Mysterious mummies are a symbol of ancient lost times, which we often ᴀssociate with Egypt and other ancient civilizations. Therefore, the discovery of a  coffin made of crystal with the body of a girl come from under the floor of …

Researchers Discovered Wreckage of a Schooner that Sank in Lake Michigan in Late 1800s Maritime historians from the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology ᴀssociation discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in the late 1800s. The Margaret A. Muir – a 130-foot, three-masted ship built in 1872 – was found under about 50 …

How popcorn was discovered nearly 7,000 years ago You have to wonder how people originally figured out how to eat some foods that are beloved today. The cᴀssava plant is toxic if not carefully processed through multiple steps. Yogurt is basically old milk that’s been around for a while and contaminated with bacteria. And who …

Comparison of American Languages Detects Waves of Migration Indigenous people entered North America at least four times between 12,000 and 24,000 years ago, bringing their languages with them, a new linguistic model indicates. The model correlates with archaeological, climatological and genetic data, supporting the idea that populations in early North America were dynamic and diverse. …

Indigenous archaeologist argues humans may have arrived here 130,000 years ago An old story about the “Old Stone Age” in North America is now giving way to new evidence — or to be precise, evidence that is much, much older than scientists used to accept. Archaeologists long believed that the first peoples to set foot …

The Americas’ oldest known bead discovered near Douglas, Wyoming Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known bead in the Americas at the La Prele Mammoth site in Converse County, United States. The oldest known bead in the Americas was discovered by University of Wyoming archeology professor Todd Surovell and his team and is in the shape of a …