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A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder takes a second look at how horses spread throughout North America. It found that horses were in the West and part of Indigenous culture as much as a century earlier than previously thought.
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For decades, people have wondered how ancient ancestral Puebloans transported heavy building materials to Chaco Canyon, one of the most important archaeological sites in the Southwest. Now researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder say they may have solved this 1,000-year-old supply chain mystery.
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The planned Thacker Pass lithium mine in remote northern Nevada has drawn protests and a lawsuit from local tribes. One of the tribes, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, has increased its efforts to stop the project.
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On today’s show, we hear from two Colorado scientists who recently discovered one of the oldest female infant burial sites in a cave in Europe. We’ll hear their analysis, and what they think life may have been like for the child and her family.
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The lawsuit involves public land between Bears Ears and Hovenweep national monuments. It claims drilling there could cause irreparable damage to cultural sites.
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Colorado State University senior Kit Kelly is spending her summer digging a small patch of dirt on the CSU campus. It's part of the university's…
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Bits of twisted plant fibers found on a stone tool show that Neanderthals used sophisticated yarns and cords. It pushes the date of the earliest-known fiber technology way back in time.
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Researchers in Israel have grown date palm trees from ancient seeds found at the same site as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Those trees might soon produce fruit, re-creating the taste of antiquity.
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Update November 15, 2019 at 3:30p.m.: According to Travis Duncan with Colorado Parks and Wildlife: "The commission voted to dismiss both citizen petitions…
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Rapid population growth in the Mountain West means new infrastructure. Under federal law , potential sites for things like road expansions must be...