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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

Crews Digging Into History: Pulaski Tunnel A Refuge in 1910 Fire

It's not much to look at. Much of what remains near the mine where forest ranger Edward Pulaski and 45 men holed up during the Great Fire...

Archaeologists Dig into Sandpoint's Past

SANDPOINT, IDAHO – Sandpoint has a colorful history, not all of which is highlighted in the town’s historical writings. There are gaps in...

Archaeologists Find First Physical Link in Idaho to Lewis and Clark

It's an important and intriguing discoverydeep in the heart of Hell's Canyon. Archaeologists believe they found a tangible link to the...

BSU Students Chip Away at the Earth in Search of Historic Finds

Canyon County Park is the site for an archaeological hunt Walkaround Celebration Park this week andyou'll find nine pretty dirty Boise...

Dig Hunts for Clues to City's Past

That includeslocal accounts of the Chinese and Japanese workers who built the area's railroads and the women who lived in the "Restricted...

Western Researchers Study Basque Tree Carvings

FEATHERVILLE, Idaho — Some carvings are rousing political slogans. Others depict sexual exploits. And like modern graffiti, a great many...

Point May Be Oldest Idaho Human Artifact

Spear Point Found May Be Among the Oldest Human Made Artifacts in Idaho SALMON, Idaho (AP)- The discovery of a carved obsidian spear...

Young Sentenced for Illegal Excavation of Archaeological Site

Jerry Lee Young of Hollister was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boise on March 4, 2002 to seven months in prison and seven months...

Petroglyphs Losing Ground to Time, Trash, and Graffiti

ASOTIN, Washington –"Devo Rules" at Buffalo Eddy. Or so says a message spray-painted on rocks across the road from Indian petroglyphs...

Lewiston Man Gets Probation, Fine for Digging Up Indian Artifacts

A Lewiston man has been sentenced in federal court for illegally digging for Indian artifacts along the Clearwater River, following his...