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The oldest weapons ever found in North America were discovered at the site in 2016 by a team led by Prof. Michael Waters. These are the ancient spear points, about 3-4 inches long, and they are dated to 15,500 years BP. They were made of chert, and were discovered along with some other tools under several feet of sediment.
Archaeologists uncovered a 480-year-old gun in Arizona. It’s now considered the oldest firearm ever found within the continental United States.
[2] [3] Some of the earliest known traces of controlled fire were found at the Daughters of Jacob Bridge, Israel, and dated to ~790,000 years ago. [4] [5] At the site, archaeologists also found the oldest likely evidence of controlled use of fire to cook food ~780,000 years ago. [6] [7] However, some studies suggest cooking started ~1.8 million ...
The Meadowcroft Rockshelter is an archaeological site which is located near Avella in Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania. [4] The site is a rock shelter in a bluff overlooking Cross Creek (a tributary of the Ohio River), and contains evidence that the area may have been continually inhabited for more than 19,000 years.
The Forgotten Winchester is a Winchester Model 1873 lever-action centerfire rifle that archaeologists discovered in 2014 leaning against a juniper tree in Great Basin National Park, Nevada National Park Service photo of the Forgotten Winchester rifle leaning against the tree where it was discovered in 2014
144 years ago, the Great Fire of Chicago took over the city, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
The oldest known surviving tombstone in the United States is an elaborate display of wealth — an intricately carved slab of black limestone initially laid in the floor of the second church of ...
Fire frequency - this refers to the number of times fire occurs in a given area under a defined geologic time. The concept of fire frequency is often applied to local fire events. [25] Fire intensity - also known as fire severity or magnitude is the degree of fire or the magnitude of fire event. Fire intensity is categorized into low fire ...