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Fort McCoy ArtiFACT: Siam Transfer Print, Ironstone Rim Fragment
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (396+ words) During the spring of 2019, archaeologists with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Cultural Resource Management program were monitoring a project on Fort McCoy lands. While observing a dirt pile created from topsoil stripping, the UWM-CRM archaeologists recovered various post-contact artifacts including ten…...
Fort McCoy ArtiFACT: Adze woodworking tool
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (478+ words) Think of a modern-day carpenter and their woodworking toolkit. Carpentry tools one might find include adzes, axes, chisels, saws, gouges, and woodworking rasps. A number of these same types of tools could be found in ancient carpenters" woodworking toolkits, too,…...
Point Loma’s First Sighting
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (56+ words) NORFOLK, Va. (October 24, 2025) The U.S. Navy's newest expeditionary fast transport vessel, the USNS Point Loma (T-EPF-15), arrived on Oct. 24 to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story (JEBLC-FS) in Virginia Beach, Va. Point Loma's First Sighting NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES Story by…...
Fort McCoy ArtiFACT: Tobacco products
4+ mon, 8+ hour ago (115+ words) Archaeologists working at Fort McCoy have found numerous tobacco-related artifacts over the years. Items of this type found in the field during archaeological investigations include clay tobacco pipe fragments of stems and bowls, and tobacco tins.[Fort McCoy ArtiFACT: Tobacco…...
Archaeology: Discovering Past and People
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (76+ words) Kristen Francis tells a little about her job as an archaeologist working for the Forest Service.[Archaeology: Discovering Past and People] Archaeology: Discovering Past and People Story by Andrew Avitt/rss/personnel/1900654 USDA Forest Service /search/unit/USDAForestService /rss/unit…...
USAG Ansbach conducts protected area inspection at Storck Barracks in Illesheim
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (154+ words) ILLESHEIM, Germany - Representatives of the U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach, in cooperation with the higher headquarters of the Installation Management Command - Europe, as well as inspectors from the Bundeswehr Competence Center Construction Management Munich (BAIUDBw KompZ BauMgmt) and the Bundeswehr Service Center…...
Remains of World War II Soldier to be buried in Hinton, West Virginia
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (68+ words) FORT KNOX, Ky. " The remains of U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Basil M. Cook, 31, killed during World War II, will be interred Aug. 6 at Restwood Memorial Gardens, Hinton, West Virginia. Pivont Funeral Home will perform graveside services preceding the interment. Remains of World…...
Ancient Hawaiian Petroglyphs revealed at Pililaau Army Recreation Center
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (58+ words) A 115-foot panel of ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs was revealed at the U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii's Pililaau Army Recreation Center, July 12, revealing a story carved in stone.[Ancient Hawaiian Petroglyphs revealed at Pililaau Army Recreation Center] Ancient Hawaiian Petroglyphs revealed at Pililaau…...
Remains of World War II Soldier to be buried in Clinton, South Carolina
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (72+ words) FORT KNOX, Ky. " The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Clarence E. Gibbs, 21, a Soldier killed during World War II, will be interred July 26 at Pinelawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Clinton, South Carolina. Gray Funeral Home will perform graveside services preceding…...
Flagship Imperial Japanese Naval Destroyer Teruzuki Found in Iron Bottom Sound
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (77+ words) A team aboard the Ocean Exploration Trust's Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus located The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki () on the seafloor of Iron Bottom Sound, July 12, 2025. After more than 80 years since the vessels sinking, the discovery marks a significant moment…...