Panther Cave, which is located in Seminole Canyon, Texas, is home to 4,000-year-old rock art that archaeologist Carolyn Boyd has linked to the peyote ceremonies of the Huichol Indians of western Mexico. “It shows they had very complex religious and social systems, and that they thought about more than surviving,” added archaeologist Amanda Castañeda. A […]

A Civil War blockade runner called the Modern Greece sank off the coast of North Carolina 150 years ago. It is best known for its role in the passing of a state law to protect historic shipwreck sites, and some of its many artifacts have been used by scientists to test methods of preservation. A portion […]