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11,000 yr old projectile point in Idaho __ "The spear point, believed to be 11,000 years old, was found last year just west of the Idaho-Montana border in the Beaverhead Mountains southeast of Salmon." Learn more of the story. - From archaeologyfieldwork.com - http://tinyurl.com/d6als


ASI __ Learn about the Archaeological Survey of Idaho. You will find general information as well as information about specific collections and findings. - illustrated - From uidaho.edu - http://www.class.uidaho.edu/labanth/asi.htm


dig: Idaho Archaeology Events __ "dig's guide to special archaeological programs, events, and exhibits in Idaho" - From digonsite.com - http://www.digonsite.com/guide/idaho.html 


Digital Atlas of Idaho, Archaeology __ A comprehensive website covering a wide range of archaeological topics and history. - From Idaho Museum of Natural History - http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/arch/SiteMap.htm
 
History of Archaeological Research __ A history of archaeological research in the state of Idaho. - By Daniel S. Meatte and part of the Digital Atlas website but worthy of standing alone. - From Idaho Museum of Natural History - http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/arch/Prehist/Hist_Res/HistRes.htm


Idaho Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month __ "Join us in celebrating Idaho Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month, held each May." A look at past events and plans for the future. - illustrated - From idahohistory.net - http://www.idahohistory.net/archmonth.html 


Idaho Preservation Plan Profile __ "The Historic Preservation Planning Program provides guidance and technical assistance to states, tribes, local governments, and federal agencies as they plan for the preservation of their important historic resources. In this manner, historic buildings, archeological sites, traditional places, and landscapes become part of public policy for land-use, economic, environmental, and social strategies to strengthen communities nationwide." Learn what is being done in Idaho. - From National Park Service - http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/pad/stateplans/idaho.htm 

 

 


INEEL - News Desk - INEEL develops computer tool to help save archaeological treasures __ "If he'd only had an office computer and online treasure maps, Indiana Jones might have avoided all those snakes, scrapes and sneaky rivals. Now, archaeologists exploring the southeastern Idaho desert have a new tool that Indy would really die for." Learn what it is. - from Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory - http://newsdesk.inel.gov/press_releases/2004/08-18serawhite.htm 
 
ISHS State Historic Preservation Office __ "Find an overview of archaeological research and historical preservation in the state of Idaho." - By the State of Idaho - http://www2.state.id.us/ishs/SHPO.html 


Kelvin's Cave Research __ Good overview of archaeological research and proposed research at Kelvin's Cave. "In 2004, the University of Oregon Archaeological Field School will continue its focus on the late Pleistocene—early Holocene archaeological record in the Northern Great Basin by conducting excavations at Kelvins Cave, located on southern Idaho’s Snake River Plain." - illustrated - From University of Oregon - http://www.uoregon.edu/~ftrock/kelvin_cave.html


The Law and American Indian burialprotections--idaho laws __ A summary of Idaho law and NAGPRA's influence. - From ibsgwatch.imagedjinn.com - http://www.ibsgwatch.imagedjinn.com/learn/idaholaw.htm 


Point May Be Oldest Idaho Human Artifact __ "The discovery of a carved obsidian spear point indicates that the earliest humans in what is now Idaho apparently spent time in the area's mountains as well as its canyons." Full story. - From boisestate.edu - http://anthro.boisestate.edu/Idaho%20Archaeological%20Society/idaho_archaeology_in_the_news.htm 


Windust Point From The Buhl Burial Site __ While this is a commercial page selling artifact reproductions, it still gives interesting information about the Buhl burial site in Idaho. - illustrated - From Lithic Casting Lab.com - http://lithiccastinglab.com/cast-page/2003augustwindustpointbuhl.htm
 

 

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