Every archaeologist who has ever worked at Fort McCoy has encountered a specific type of artifact: the flake. Flakes, referred to as debitage in archaeological jargon, are pieces of stone waste ...

In 1938, a University of Oregon archeologist discovered ancient artifacts inside a cave near Fort Rock (called Fort Rock Cave). The artifacts included several pairs of sandals woven from sagebrush ...

The initials "R.I.A." stand for Rock Island Arsenal, and the "1903" represents Model 1903 (M1903). The M1903 spur was produced by Rock Island Arsenal from 1903 to 1911.

If the United States descends into anarchy, and roving tribes of armed highwaymen rule the countryside, the place I'm going to start a new civilization is Fort Rock State Natural Area. Actually ...

Fort Rock. The oldest piece of identified clothing — sandals found in southern Oregon — are older than the volcanic eruption, some 7,700 years ago, that created Crater Lake.

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois – Thousands of artifacts will be moved out of the museum at the Rock Island Arsenal, and into a facility in Alabama. “The changes come as a result of Army-wide changes in ...