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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

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...

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...

World Roundup (Idaho)

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Archaeologists Dig Up Unusual Relics From Boise's History

BOISE — A porcelain-toothed dollhead so creepy archaeologists took to calling it "Chuckie" after the murderous movie doll. Intact bottles...

Basque Museum Workers Discover Hidden Well

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Historical Archaeology at the Basque Block, Boise

The Cyrus Jacobs-Uberuaga Boarding House is one of the few remaining examples of Basque boardinghouses in the West and it is a part of...

Orofino Father, Son Convicted in Artifacts Case

BOISE, Idaho — Federal prosecutors say a father and son from Orofino have pleaded guilty to digging up tribal artifacts on federal land...