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Archaeologists discovered what appears to be the America's oldest mine, a quarry in eastern Wyoming where the ancients dug for red ocher.
Archaeologists have confirmed that a red ochre mine in Wyoming is the oldest mine in the Americas.
CASPER, Wyo — University of Wyoming have confirmed that an ancient mine in eastern Wyoming is the oldest documented red ocher mine, if not the
In a state whose economy was built on mining, archaeologists have confirmed a red ocher mine in Platte County is the oldest mine in North and South America.
Wyoming’s state archaeologist and University of Wyoming researchers have confirmed that an ancient mine in eastern Wyoming was used by humans to produce red ocher starting nearly 13,000 years ago. The digs and research conducted on the Powars II site at Sunrise in Platte County have confirmed it