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  • Wisconsin divers reveal mysterious underwater parking lot of ancient canoes preserved for millennia

    11/28/2025 7:41:54 AM PST · by week 71 · 38 replies
    Fox ^ | 11/28/25 | Andrea Margolis
    Wisconsin officials recently announced the discovery of a trove of ancient canoes in an underwater "parking lot" of sorts — including one that predates the Pyramids of Giza. The Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS) announced this month that its experts have identified 14 canoes in Madison's Lake Mendota so far, six of which were found this spring. The WHS worked with the First Nations of Wisconsin during the research process, a release noted.