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UI students dig for history in their backyard

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

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600-year-old Artifact Found in Hells Canyon

BOISE, Idaho – A hiker stumbled upon a really old piece of Idaho history in Hells Canyon. Now, archaeologists know just how old it is. It...

Hells Canyon Releases 600-year Nez Percé Artifacts

"We know that people have lived in Idaho for at least 130 centuries," said State Archaeologist Dr. Ken Reid. The Nez Percé tribe was the...