A Great Lakes 'Pompeii'? Lake Huron's depths hold secrets of human history

Michigan Environment Watch ^ | January 1, 2025 | Kelly House & Aaron Martin

[SunkenCiv]

A graphic illustration shows the stretch of land between southern Ontario and northeastern lower Michigan called the Alpena-Amberley Ridge.

Image courtesy of Aaron Martin

[SunkenCiv]

• At underwater site, research team finds 9,000-year-old stone artifacts [06/15/2021]
• At the Bottom of Lake Huron, an Ancient Mystery Materializes [06/06/2021]
• Ancient Caribou hunting site found underneath Lake Huron [04/29/2014]
• Archeological evidence of human activity found beneath Lake Huron [06/08/2009]
• Origins of underwater stones a mystery [02/09/2009]
• Stonehenge in Lake Michigan?(Potentially pre-historic stone formation discovered deep underwater) [01/13/2009]
• Stonehenge Beneath the Waters of Lake Michigan [01/08/2009]
• First Humans To Settle Americas Came From Europe, Not From Asia Over Bering Strait - [07/16/2008]
• Research Casts New Light On History Of North America [07/01/2008]
• Underwater Archaeologists Find Possible Mastodon Carving On Lake Michigan Rock [09/05/2007]
• Turning Back The Clock 10,000 Years (Great Lakes) [12/21/2006]
• Kenosha Dig Points to Europe as Origin of First Americans [03/04/2002]

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger.

[Buttons12]

Human divers, brr!
Actually Lake O. isn’t too bad, rarely ices over. I think the first to swim across was Marilyn Bell (and afaik she’s still alive).

[two-edged-sword]

Please add me to list. Thank you!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Quick! Have President Trump buy it before Canada can claim it! ;)

“...stone flakes leftover from spear point repair projects.”

My in-laws had a lovely pond on their property, which was a few farms over from mine. On low-water years, we found a lot of arrowheads and ‘repairs’ like this as the shoreline shifted.

Just standing there, in the sunset and the QUIET was a holy experience; you just KNEW the place was once ‘home’ to Native Americans. Very magical.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I felt the need to put in a plug for 'The Detectorists' for those who have not seen this awesome TV series. ;)

[Sequoyah101]

All they need is a little more money to complete their investigation.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Bookmark

[Wuli]

Before the flood(s).

[rxh4n1]

Hippies used the ring pulls to make doorway curtains.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

We used to make chains of them when I was a kid. My Milwaukee family drank a lot of pull-tab Pabst Blue Ribbon, LOL!

I also remember folding gum wrappers to make bracelets. Yet another Lost Art. *SIGH* ;)

[kiryandil]

They said "fathoms"...

Some would say that the 5 minutes are wasted. Others would not.   

[kiryandil]

My Milwaukee family drank a lot of pull-tab Pabst Blue Ribbon, LOL!

Always wanted to score a PBR tavern sign from Cheeseland...

[SunkenCiv]

:^)

[OftheOhio]

Lake Huron was a fisherman’s paradise in the 80s. I nearly caught a largemouth bass that I could stick my head in it’s mouth. I lost it at the boat when my buddy hung the net in the oarlock. He earned the title of “Pike Bait” after that. We saw an enormous Pike jump completely out of the water that must have been over 5 feet long.

I’ve noticed that same anomaly in southern Ohio where concentration of artifacts are often found near small isolated boulders.

[OftheOhio]

I really enjoyed that show.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I’ll bet you could find one on eBay. :)

[Sacajaweau]

Boondoggle was fun...we all had whistles, pen knives, marbles and comic books in those days.

[ComputerGuy]

I never thought about natives being displaced by the rising waters of the Great Lakes. There must be a shiite load of archaeology there.