Northwestern Vancouver Island Likely Escaped the Ice Age
New evidence shows the Vancouver Island of 18,500 years ago was ice-free and lush with bears, trees, flowers, and fish. It was a good place to live.
Feb 1, 2022 | 1,300 words, about 6 minutes
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Archaeologists Have Unearthed Exciting Secrets on Haida Gwaii
Archaeological excavations have revealed the oldest domestic dog remains ever reported in the Americas, roughly 11,000-year-old stone tools, and the tantalizing signs of far more to come.
Dec 9, 2021 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
In Coastal California, the Tongva Sustainably Hunted Marine Mammals for Centuries
By targeting subadults instead of pups, the Tongva of Santa Catalina Island may have mitigated their effect on marine mammal populations.
Sep 10, 2021 | 850 words, about 4 minutes
The Americas’ First Ecosystem Managers
When it comes to sea otters, modern conservation goals are overlooking the firm hand Indigenous people wielded through time.
Aug 18, 2021 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
The Ingenious Ancient Technology Concealed in the Shallows
Fish traps have a long history around the world, and a vast network in a Vancouver Island estuary reveals generations of ecological wisdom.
Aug 3, 2021 | 3,500 words, about 18 minutes
Whale Bone Weapons Hint at World’s Earliest Coastal Economy
Thousands of years before the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution, a widespread trade network carried large whale bone spears from Spain to France.
May 17, 2021 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
The Murky Origins of an Enigmatic Artifact
A projectile point dredged from the deep could tell us so much about early people in Tierra del Fuego—if only we knew its age.
Mar 19, 2021 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
The Dogs That Grew Wool and the People Who Love Them
Indigenous communities in the Pacific Northwest bred little, fluffy white dogs that provided for them, both materially and spiritually.
Feb 23, 2021 | 3,800 words, about 19 minutes