Adventure Archaeology on MSN

The Forgotten Art of Bottle Digging | Where to Look & What to Keep

Whether you’re a collector or just curious, bottle digging is a fascinating way to uncover history buried beneath your feet.
AZ Central

Discovery inside unearthed bottle would’ve shocked the scientist who buried it in 1879

In 1879, botanist William J. Beal filled 20 bottles with soil and seeds and buried them on what is now Michigan State University’s campus grounds. In April 2021, the 16th bottle was unearthed, and its ...
The Durango Herald

Archaeologists find Colonial-era secrets

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y.– An archaeological dig at a Colonial military site in the southern Adirondacks of New York has turned up thousands of artifacts, from butchered animal bones to uniform buttons, along ...
Popular Mechanics

Archaeologists Went Digging in a Colonial Garden—and Learned Quite a Bit About the Enslaved Population

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Archaeologists digging in Williamsburg, Virginia, recently uncovered the remnants of what the AP describes as “the 18th-century equivalent of buying a ...
Depths of History on MSN

Civil War Artillery! Old Civil War Relics Found Metal Detecting 2015

In this video, we explore metal detecting using the Minelab X-Terra 305 and 705 metal detectors. The footage is captured with a JVC Everio GZ-HM30AU and a Samsung Waterproof pocket cam. We utilize ...