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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

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...

Buhl Author Capitalizes on Idaho Archaeology

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – Beneath southern Idaho’s desert landscape, the secrets of a forgotten civilization hidden in a labyrinth of caves...

The Writing on the Rocks: Petroglyphs in Our Back Yard Southern Idaho's Canyons Are Billboards o

MELBA, Idaho — Taking a left onto Map Rock Road south of Nampa, I realized I was following modern road signs to find a set of ancient...

Big Dig Tells Nuanced Story About North Idaho Town

SANDPOINT, Idaho - The Northwest is filled with towns that have their own storied histories. Sandpoint is a fashionable resort village in...

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...

Stimulus Helps Idaho Organize Road Artifacts

BOISE, Idaho - State and local governments in the Northwest have used stimulus grants to modernize and build new roads and bridges. But...

Arco Woman Fined for Stealing Artifacts

BOISE, Idaho - An Arco woman convicted of illegally excavating prehistoric artifacts from a national forest archaeological area is no...

Recovering Forgotten Pieces of Sandpoint History

The businesses, homes, saloons and brothels that lined the Northern Pacific Railroad in Sandpoint, Idaho, bustled during the late 1800s....

Ancient Road Signs

POCATELLO, Idaho — An ancient highway runs through Pocatello, replete with road signs. It is a path ot traversed by machines and many of...

Idaho Museum Unveils 16,000-year-old Tools

POCATELLO, Idaho - The Idaho State University archaeological team was merely called to the scene to ensure that a planned outhouse at a...