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3,000-year-old canoe found in Wisconsin's Lake Mendota is the oldest ever found in Great Lakes region

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri, on the newest of 2 developments

By Andy Rose, CNN A dugout canoe used by indigenous people 3,000 years ago recently recovered from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota is the oldest canoe ever found in the Great Lakes region, the Wisconsin Historical Society said Thursday.

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Developments in this update

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  1. For 3,000 years old, it's 'looking really good': Divers pull ancient canoe from Madison lake

    Headline from Duluth News Tribune ·

  2. Newest

    3,000-year-old canoe found in Wisconsin's Lake Mendota is the oldest ever found in Great Lakes region

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. KHOU Houston

    What a find! 3,000-year-old canoe pulled from Wisconsin lake (opens KHOU Houston)

    Published

    KHOU Houston's feed description

    The Wisconsin Historical Society says the 14.5 foot dugout canoe was pulled from Lake Mendota Thursday, and was dated using radiocarbon technology.

  2. Duluth News Tribune

    For 3,000 years old, it's 'looking really good': Divers pull ancient canoe from Madison lake (opens Duluth News Tribune)

    Published

    Duluth News Tribune's feed description

    The dugout canoe, dating back to around 1,000 BC, is the oldest of its kind to have been found in the Great Lakes region.

  3. CBS News

    A 3,000-year-old canoe has been discovered in a Wisconsin lake: "Truly incredible" (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A diver unexpectedly spotted the canoe in the lakebed and it was carefully excavated by hand.

  4. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    3,000-year-old canoe found in Wisconsin's Lake Mendota is the oldest ever found in Great Lakes region (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

    Published

    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Andy Rose, CNN A dugout canoe used by indigenous people 3,000 years ago recently recovered from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota is the oldest canoe ever found in the Great Lakes region, the Wisconsin Historical Society said Thursday.

  5. Washington Times

    3,000-year-old canoe discovered in Wisconsin; canoe is the oldest ever found in the Great Lakes (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    A 3,000-year-old oaken dugout canoe made by ancient indigenous peoples was discovered in the bed of Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota on Thursday.

  6. NPR

    A second ancient canoe is found in Wisconsin — this time tracing back to 1000 B.C. (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    The dugout canoe discovered most recently in a lake is believed to be the earliest direct evidence of water transportation used by native tribes in the Great Lakes region.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.