Scientists exploring an underwater region off the coast of Alaska discovered an ancient stone fish trap that may be the oldest ever found. University academics working with the Sealaska Heritage ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The discovery of the oldest stone fish weir in history, from 11,000 years ago, has been confirmed in Alaska. A team of ...

The weir was found as part of a project organized by the Sealaska Heritage Institute and SUNFISH Inc. to explore submerged caves in southeastern Alaska “to seek evidence of early human occupation.” A ...

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—The News Tribune reports that the one-foot-tall remains of a stone fish weir thought to have been built close to shore 11,100 years ago have been identified under 170 feet of water ...

In much of the state, scientists have had their eyes on the crab for years. In communities around Kachemak Bay, they’ve been setting traps for about two decades. (Hope McKenney/KBBI) Unalaska is ...