In a state whose economy was built on mining, archaeologists have confirmed a red ocher mine in Platte County is the oldest mine in North and South America.
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Wyoming’s state archaeologist and University of Wyoming researchers have confirmed that an ancient mine in eastern Wyoming was used by humans to produce red ocher starting nearly 13,000 years ago.
The digs and research conducted on the Powars II site at Sunrise in Platte County have confirmed it
The University of Wyoming’s Anthropology Building now bears the name of George Frison, a Worland native and UW graduate who achieved international acclaim as an archaeologist during a long and distinguished career as a UW faculty member.
On Jan. 14, UW’s Board of Trustees voted to name the buildi
Ten years ago, right now, I was sitting in the Casper office of one of the two most generous men in Wyoming.
I was trying to convince the late Mick McMurry to pre-order several thousand copies of a coffee table book I was hoping to publish about Wyoming. Without the pre-sales, I felt the $100,000