Coverage dated July 17, 2023

Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and looters

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Archaeologists have been gingerly digging up the ground at a site in central Louisiana this summer to unearth and preserve evidence of prehistoric occupation. The U.S. Forest Service says the

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and looters (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Archaeologists have been gingerly digging up the ground at a site in central Louisiana this summer to unearth and preserve evidence of prehistoric occupation. The U.S. Forest Service says the

  2. WWL New Orleans

    Louisiana Archaeologists save 12,000-year-old artifacts (opens WWL New Orleans)

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    “We're really writing the history of these peoples that lived prior to 1492, all the way back 10,000-plus years,” said Forest Service archaeologist Matthew Helmer.

  3. Fox News

    Archaeologists in Louisiana save 12,000-year-old artifacts from looters, flooding (opens Fox News)

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    Artifacts of a prehistoric site in Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana, have been recovered by archaeologists to prevent looters and natural disasters from further damaging the items.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts dating back 12,000 years from natural disasters, looters (opens MyNorthwest)

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    VERNON PARISH, La. (AP) — Long buried under the woods of west central Louisiana, stone tools, spearpoints and other evidence of people living in the area

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