Research across cultures: Relationships between INL and Japanese scientists throughout history
In her kitchen, Keiko “Kay” Rohrdanz pours tea into small mugs decorated with blue leaves. Her two Dobermans circle around her, eager for a taste of the cake she’s putting onto a plate. Her home is a mix of traditional Japanese and American décor, and she radiates hospitality as she sits down with me and […]
The original Site history: Stories from, relationships with the Shoshone-Bannock people
Editor’s note: This story is partially adapted from a Tribal historical write-up titled “The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.” One story about the land where the Idaho National Laboratory Site now sits begins with a muskrat. In the “Legend of Creation” held by the Bannock Tribe, the area used to be “nothing but water.” As the story goes, […]
Uncovering the past: Researchers create 3D images of fossils
INL researchers recently imaged several fossils using a powerful X-ray microscope. The 3D images will be used to create exhibits for Wyoming’s Fossil Butte National Monument and help experts gain insight into the origins of these and other relics.
Way Out West: Museum of Idaho enters a new era with expanded space, permanent exhibit
A permanent “Way Out West” exhibit is scheduled to open Jan. 23, 2021 at the Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls.
INL, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes examine remnants of long-gone Lake Terreton
INL’s vast area is a treasury of Idaho archaeology. It holds the information from 13,000 years of the Shoshone and Bannock people and their ancestors.
INL archaeologist helps STEM student with senior project
When an Idaho Falls High School student, approached archaeologist Marie Holmer for help on their senior project in 2016, Holmer jumped at the chance to help
Unraveling a mammoth-sized mystery
An INL archeologist, is the corresponding author on a new article about Owl Cave for American Antiquity for the Society for American Archaeology.
Unique obsidian geochemical signatures provide a scientific lens to the past
INL archaeologists are obsidian originating in southeast Idaho to provide clues about Native American travel and trade routes over the past 13,000 years.
Search dogs aid in the hunt for pioneer remains on Idaho site
An INL archaeology team is leading an effort to uncover the remains of a pioneer buried beneath the ground somewhere within the desert Site.
Family visits bomber crash site found by INL historians
INL historians helped Nancy Gavalis stand at the place on the Idaho sage desert where her father, lost his life almost 72 years earlier.
