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Wisconsin archaeologists identify 16 ancient canoes in a prehistoric lake ‘parking lot’
The 16 canoes, dating 5,200 to 700 years old, were likely communal resources stored in shallow water to support travel and commerce among Indigenous communities.
- Archaeologists have mapped the location of 16 ancient canoes submerged in Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin.
- The oldest canoe dates back 5,200 years ago, making it the third oldest canoe discovered in eastern North America.
- The Ho-Chunk Nation views one of the springs feeding Lake Wingra, near where the canoes were found, as a portal to the spirit world.
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Wisconsin archaeologists identify 16 ancient canoes in a prehistoric lake
Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore. The Wisconsin Historical Society announced Wednesday that archaeologists have identified 16 canoes submerged in the lake…
Wisconsin archaeologists identify 16 ancient canoes in a prehistoric lake ‘parking lot’
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a sort of prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore.
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