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Professor Mark Warner brings archaeology to the people

UI students dig for history in their backyard

Carbon dating shows humans were living in western Idaho 2,500 years earlier than previously thought

Idaho Archaeological Society Annual Conference Hosted At CWI Sees Great Turnout

Trash to Treasure in Canyon County: Celebration Park Turns 25

In 1990, Canyon County Parks and Waterways Director Tom Bicak and then-Sheriff Gary Putnam rode motorcycles to a bluff overlooking the...

The Northern Pacific in the Inland Northwest

Building the Line Across North Idaho: A History of Early Railroad Development The Northern Pacific, which is now part of the BNSF Railway...

Buttes Provide Glimpse into Eastern Idaho's Past

eastern Idaho's distant past, if you know what to look for. Today, the Arco desert is a sparse expanse filled with sagebrush, dust and...

Archaeologists Dig Up History at the Old Fort Boise

BOISE -- A group of archaeologists and volunteers are in the middle of a historical dig in Boise. They're excavating under the front...

INL Archaeologists Work to Preserve WWII B-24 Liberator crash site (Updated News Story)

The great expanse of Idaho National Laboratory's 890 square miles is home to both prehistoric and modern history. Some of that history is...

WW II Era Plane Crash Site Rediscovered at INL (Original News Story)

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The fading memories of a downed World War II-era flight crew are coming into sharp focus thanks to a rediscovery by...

Idaho Gets Grant to Study Bear River Massacre Site

BOISE-- A big archaeological project will aim to shed more light on one of the darkest chapters of Idaho history -- the Bear River...

Public Artifact Removal is More Like Looting (Response to History in the Water (Article Below))

As you know, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's aboriginal territory spanned nearly 4 million acres and for thousands of years the people of the...

World Roundup (Idaho)

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Idaho Archaeological Society meets at UI to discuss new ways for people to get involved in fascinati

Technology and public outreach were key topics at the Idaho Archaeological Society's 39th annual conference Saturday on the University of...