[Rockhounds] Archaeologists Dig Up 1, 400-Year-Old Native American Canal in Alabama

[Paul]

Archaeologists Dig Up 1,400-Year-Old Native American Canal in Alabama
The nearly mile-long structure allowed inhabitants to paddle to rich 
fishing
grounds and access trade routes
by Megan Gannon, Smithsonian, October 6, 2022
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/archaeologists-dig-up-1400-year-old-native-american-canal-in-alabama-180980742/

The open access paper is:

Waselkov, G.A., Beebe, D.A., Cyr, H., Chamberlain, E.L., Mehta, J.M. and
Nelson, E.S., 2022. History and hydrology: engineering canoe canals in the
estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Field Archaeology, 47(7), 
pp.1-15.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00934690.2022.2090747
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00934690.2022.2090747
Yours,
Paul H.