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Pre-historic Dugout Builders |
Archaeologist Gordon Peters sheds light on the lives of early canoe builders. Using the techniques applied by indigenous people, at the same location, an U.S. Forest Service archaeologist talks about how he built one of these primitive dugout canoes.
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Michigan's First People |
Fascinating artifacts from archaeological digs reveal much of what daily life was like for the early people of Michigan. With the help of the Sloan Museum staff in Flint, artifacts shed light on the question of what people and animals first inhabited this region.
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Michigan's Ice Age Mammals |
Mastodons, bear-size beaver, wild pigs, whales and even the walrus were in Michigan. An artist's conception is used to show what these mammals looked like in real life. Maps are used to show where they lived in the state.
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Great Lakes Viking Mystery |
While the principal focus is on the famed (though not widely accepted as genuine) Kensington Runestone of Minnesota, the discovery of other "evidence" of the Norsemen here before Columbus is included in this video.
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