ROCK SPRINGS, WYO (AP).- Two cultural sites on U.S. Bureau of Land Management land in western Wyoming are being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One is an archaeological site north of Rock Springs. The site contains prehistoric proj…
Artist Sues Kevin Costner to Force Sculpture Sale
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP).- An artist who created a bronze sculpture for Kevin Costner is suing the actor to force him to sell the work of art. Peggy Detmers says she spent more than six years creating the sculpture of 14 bison and three American Indian hun…
Many Scientists Believe Hunters May Have Delivered Fatal Blow to Mammoths
CHERSKY, RUSSIA (AP).- During the last Ice Age, shaggy mammoths, woolly rhinos and bison lumbered across northern Siberia. Then, about 10,000 years ago — in the span of a geological heartbeat, or a few hundred years — the last of them disapp…
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Excavation Crews Unearth a Spectacular Bison Skull and Horns at the Snowmass Village
SNOWMASS VILLAGE.- On Saturday afternoon, Denver Museum of Nature & Science excavation crews uncovered one of the most spectacular discoveries yet at the Ice Age fossil dig site near Snowmass Village — the skull and horns of a gigantic Ice Age bison. …
First Week of Excavation Reveals Exceptionally-Preserved Ice Age Ecosystem
SNOWMASS VILLAGE.- Denver Museum of Nature & Science excavation crews discovered two additional Ice Age mammal species at a fossil dig site at Ziegler Reservoir near Snowmass Village, Colorado on Thursday. The first find was a humerus, or upper arm bo…
Ancient Bison Kill Site Uncovered in Montana
BROWNING, MO.- Archaeologists working on the Blackfeet Indian reservation in northwestern Montana say they have uncovered a vast former hunting complex where bison were stampeded over a cliff at least 1,000 years ago. Researchers say the 9-mile-long a…
Vermont Man Jailed in Vandalization of Cow Sculptures
BURLINGTON (AP).- You’ve heard of cow tipping? It really happens: A community art project that installed 37 fiberglass cows in and around Vermont’s biggest city has been plagued by vandalism, leaving four men charged, one injured — the cow he tipp…
Despite Scientists’ Warnings Spain’s Cultural Ministry to Reopen Caves of Altamira
MADRID (AP).- A cave complex boasting prized prehistoric
paintings will reopen after eight years of closure, despite scientist’s warnings
that heat and moisture from human visitors damage the site. The
caves, in Cantabria, Spain, were discov…