Topic ID #12549 - posted 6/24/2011 4:24 AM
Jennifer Palmer
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Canadian lake yields microscopic clues about submerged archaeological sites
Thursday, June 23, 2011 | News
After drilling for evidence under the bed of a lake in south-eastern Ontario, a McMaster researcher has turned up evidence of human activity that has been submerged since water covered it thousands of years ago.
Lisa Sonnenburg, an instructor in the School of Geography & Earth Sciences, led a team that recovered tiny flakes of stone left behind in tool making which took place on dry land that now lies beneath the waters of Rice Lake, near Peterborough, Ontario.
The discovery is significant because it represents the first use of utilising geological coring and microdebitage collection, to pinpoint underwater archaeological sites.
Read more here.
Canadian lake yields microscopic clues about submerged archaeological sites
Jennifer Palmer
Webmaster
Canadian lake yields microscopic clues about submerged archaeological sites
Thursday, June 23, 2011 | News
After drilling for evidence under the bed of a lake in south-eastern Ontario, a McMaster researcher has turned up evidence of human activity that has been submerged since water covered it thousands of years ago.
Lisa Sonnenburg, an instructor in the School of Geography & Earth Sciences, led a team that recovered tiny flakes of stone left behind in tool making which took place on dry land that now lies beneath the waters of Rice Lake, near Peterborough, Ontario.
The discovery is significant because it represents the first use of utilising geological coring and microdebitage collection, to pinpoint underwater archaeological sites.
Read more here.
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