Nebraska Archaeological Survey Continues Project at High Butler Lake

Sunday, 18 September, 2011

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Archaeology

Past Horizons - The University of Nebraska State Museum’s Nebraska Archaeological Survey began investigating several prehistoric sites at Hugh Butler Lake in Frontier County last September.

Test excavations were conducted at five sites within the boundaries of the reservoir, which is held by Red Willow Dam. This testing program was built upon recent archaeological surveys within the reservoir area carried out by the Nebraska Archaeological Survey in 2007 and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in 2005. The sites chosen for investigation probably range in age from 700 to 5,500 years old.......Continue reading

Life in the Past Lane

Science

Just about anywhere that you break ground in Nebraska there is a fair chance you might find fossils. Paleontologists and their assistants have been working together with the Nebraska Department of Roads for the last 50 years to preserve fossils unearthed by road construction. Morrill Hall, at the University of Nebraska, is hosting a special exhibit called "Highway Paleontology: Life in the Past Lane," featuring a sample of what paleontologists have unearthed during the past 50 years of road construction in Nebraska. The exhibit includes the remains of a 6-foot-tall flightless bird, a 40-foot-long plesiosaur, a lion 25 percent larger than the modern African lion and a giant land tortoise. The fossils will be on display through next September. Click here for more information

Paleontology