/tags/archaeology Archaeology en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 08 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-04-08/horses-were-part-of-the-american-west-and-indigenous-culture-well-before-european-records-study-says A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder takes a second look at how horses spread throughout North America. It found that horses were in the West and part of Indigenous culture as much as a century earlier than previously thought. Sat, 08 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-04-08/horses-were-part-of-the-american-west-and-indigenous-culture-well-before-european-records-study-says Beau Baker /news/2023-03-01/researchers-get-some-clarity-on-chaco-canyons-1-000-year-old-supply-chain-mystery For decades, people have wondered how ancient ancestral Puebloans transported heavy building materials to Chaco Canyon, one of the most important archaeological sites in the Southwest. Now researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder say they may have solved this 1,000-year-old supply chain mystery. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 19:55:40 GMT /news/2023-03-01/researchers-get-some-clarity-on-chaco-canyons-1-000-year-old-supply-chain-mystery Rae Solomon /regional-news/2022-04-26/nevada-tribe-claims-desecration-as-digging-begins-at-site-of-planned-lithium-mine The planned Thacker Pass lithium mine in remote northern Nevada has drawn protests and a lawsuit from local tribes. One of the tribes, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, has increased its efforts to stop the project. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:35:37 GMT /regional-news/2022-04-26/nevada-tribe-claims-desecration-as-digging-begins-at-site-of-planned-lithium-mine Kaleb Roedel /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2022-02-15/what-was-life-like-10-000-years-ago-colorado-scientists-form-a-better-picture-after-uncovering-the-earliest-known-female-infant-burial-site-in-europe On today’s show, we hear from two Colorado scientists who recently discovered one of the oldest female infant burial sites in a cave in Europe. We’ll hear their analysis, and what they think life may have been like for the child and her family. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 23:00:37 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2022-02-15/what-was-life-like-10-000-years-ago-colorado-scientists-form-a-better-picture-after-uncovering-the-earliest-known-female-infant-burial-site-in-europe Henry Zimmerman, Erin O'Toole /news/2021-04-12/conservationists-sue-federal-government-to-protect-archaeologically-rich-area-in-san-juan-county The lawsuit involves public land between Bears Ears and Hovenweep national monuments. It claims drilling there could cause irreparable damage to cultural sites. Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:03:46 GMT /news/2021-04-12/conservationists-sue-federal-government-to-protect-archaeologically-rich-area-in-san-juan-county Kate Groetzinger /education/2020-07-24/despite-pandemic-csu-archaeology-students-dig-in-to-campus-history-during-field-school Colorado State University senior Kit Kelly is spending her summer digging a small patch of dirt on the CSU campus. It's part of the university's… Fri, 24 Jul 2020 15:39:14 GMT /education/2020-07-24/despite-pandemic-csu-archaeology-students-dig-in-to-campus-history-during-field-school Stacy Nick /npr-news/2020-04-10/the-oldest-string-ever-found-may-have-been-made-by-neanderthals Bits of twisted plant fibers found on a stone tool show that Neanderthals used sophisticated yarns and cords. It pushes the date of the earliest-known fiber technology way back in time. Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-04-10/the-oldest-string-ever-found-may-have-been-made-by-neanderthals Nell Greenfieldboyce /npr-news/2020-02-06/dates-like-jesus-ate-scientists-revive-ancient-trees-from-2-000-year-old-seeds Researchers in Israel have grown date palm trees from ancient seeds found at the same site as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Those trees might soon produce fruit, re-creating the taste of antiquity. Thu, 06 Feb 2020 20:40:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-02-06/dates-like-jesus-ate-scientists-revive-ancient-trees-from-2-000-year-old-seeds Dan Charles /sports/2019-11-14/rifle-crossbow-atlatl-colorado-petition-seeks-to-legalize-hunting-with-spear-thrower Update November 15, 2019 at 3:30p.m.: According to Travis Duncan with Colorado Parks and Wildlife: "The commission voted to dismiss both citizen petitions… Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:47:13 GMT /sports/2019-11-14/rifle-crossbow-atlatl-colorado-petition-seeks-to-legalize-hunting-with-spear-thrower Rae Ellen Bichell /2019-10-16/near-durango-a-highway-will-bulldoze-indigenous-history Rapid population growth in the Mountain West means new infrastructure. Under federal law , potential sites for things like road expansions must be... Thu, 17 Oct 2019 03:48:22 GMT /2019-10-16/near-durango-a-highway-will-bulldoze-indigenous-history Ali Budner