Tag Archive for 'Michigan'

Neanderthals consumed plants, too. Image credit: University of Utah via kued.org.

Clovis People Used Campsite in Great Lakes Region Annually, Archaeologists Say

Sep 17, 2024 by News Staff

Archaeologists have unearthed hundreds of Clovis stone tools at the 13,000-year-old campsite of Belson in southwest Michigan; Clovis people traveled to...

A fragment of the Hamburg meteorite found on Strawberry Lake near Hamburg, Michigan, the United States. Image credit: Heck et al., doi: 10.1111/maps.13584.

Scientists Find Organic Compounds in Hamburg Meteorite

Oct 28, 2020 by News Staff

An international team of researchers has found extraterrestrial hydrocarbons, sulfurized and nitrogen-containing compounds in the Hamburg meteorite, which...

Stone tools recovered from the Drop 45 Drive Lane. Image credit: O’Shea JM et al.

9,000-Year-Old Caribou Hunting Site Found underneath Lake Huron

Apr 29, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists led by Prof John O’Shea from the University of Michigan have discovered what they say is a 9,000-year-old caribou hunting drive lane...

Pittsburgh team analyzed the concentration of lead, titanium, magnesium, iron, and organic matter in sediment cores recovered from three lakes: Lake Manganese, Copper Falls Lake and Lake Medora (David P. Pompeani et al)

Scientists Find Oldest Evidence of Human-Derived Lead Pollution

Jun 20, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

Humans began contributing to environmental lead pollution as early as 8,000 years ago, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental...