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Ancient Lake Mendota canoes take another step for eventual display "We're going to ask people to look for canoes for us around the state. ... There's got to be thousands," marine archaeologist Tamara Thomsen said.
A 5,200-year-old canoe was among 6 found in Lake Mendota this year The canoe is now the oldest dugout canoe recorded from the Great Lakes region and the third-oldest in eastern North America.
Complete coverage: Ancient canoes in Lake Mendota Sixteen dugout canoes have been discovered in the lake so far. Read about how they were foun…
Video: Director of UW-Madison IceCube center on Prof. Francis Halzen winning a Nobel Prize in physics
Video: Director of UW-Madison IceCube center on Prof. Francis Halzen winning a Nobel Prize in physics
Video: UW-Madison Interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots on Prof. Francis Halzen winning a Nobel Prize in physics
Video: Director of UW-Madison IceCube center on Prof. Francis Halzen winning a Nobel Prize in physics
Video: Director of UW-Madison IceCube center on Prof. Francis Halzen winning a Nobel Prize in physics
Video: UW-Madison Interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots on Prof. Francis Halzen winning a Nobel Prize in physics