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Archaeologist Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Friday May 24, 2024 ( 1 items )  

Wisconsin Historical Society Announces Cache of Ancient Canoes Discovered in Madison Lake
MADISON, Wisconsin, May 24 (TNSres) -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: * * * * Findings and ongoing research provide additional evidence of a submerged village site beneath Lake Mendota (Tee Waksikhominak) * Up to 11 canoes identified by archaeologists * Earliest canoe in cache approximately 4,500 years old, oldest in the Great Lakes region * * * The Wisconsin Historical Society, in partnership with Native Nations in Wisconsin, is excited to share new de  more