text_combined: james rogers jamesrbestcom ive seen articles type stuff passing various forums several years ive always found archaeology interesting particular reason recent article us news actually still dank recesses virtual repository james rogers jamesrbestcom httpwwwusnewscomusnewsissue020916misc16meltdownhtm defrosting past ancient human animal remains melting glaciers bounty warming world alex markels hiked near colorados continental divide summer 2001 ed knapp noticed strange shape jutting melting ice field 13000 feet looked like bison skull building contractor amateur archaeologist recalls thought thats strange bison dont live high knapp brought skull denver museum nature science scientists last month announced indeed bisonone died 340 years ago extraordinary discovery says russ graham museums chief curator adding could alter notions mountain environment centuries ago theres probably lot like yet found bison colorado isnt place glaciers snowfields melting decades unusual warmth regions peru alaskaa trend think linked emissions cars industryhave shrunk thawed many worlds 70000 glaciers ice recedes treasuretrove human animal artifacts emerging extraordinarily well preserved centuries deep freeze fabrics wood bone dnarich tissue found mucky fringes ice revising scientists understanding predecessors health habits technology prey pursued mindboggling many different fields advanced studying remains says johan reinhard highaltitude archaeologist explorerinresidence national geographic society rare spectacular finds like frozen mummies discovered andes peru 1990s legendary 5300yearold ice man found edge receding glacier alps 1991 offered time capsules cultural biological information ice continues retreat yielding occasional treasures long records humans animals high mountains vanishing act trick finding specimens mother natureand looterstake first uncovered frozen remains deteriorate within hours gnawed animals moreover theyre often well preserved emerge people come upon dont even realize theyre ancient case three men hunting sheep near high glacier british columbia canada three years ago saw thought dead animal looked little like sealskin buried ice recalls warren ward teacher nearby nelson looked closer could see leather fringe coat finger bones figuring found remains another hunter perhaps fur trapper men stowed flint knife artifacts ziploc bag delivered local officials archaeologists later exhumed fallen hunters body along woven hat fur clothing seemed medicine bag carbon dating revealed hunter lived 550 years ago dubbed kwaday dan tsinchi long ago person found people champagne aishihik first nations may direct descendants perhaps bestpreserved human period ever found north america findings melting ice neighboring yukon region could explain longago person mountains first place archaeological record people living says greg hare yukon government archaeologist see area much part peoples seasonal activities like wards discovery search began chance kristin benedek caught whiff smelled like barnyard husband gerry kuzyk hunted sheep 6000 feet mountains south yukon followed scent melting patch ice covered caribou dung really odd knew hadnt caribou area least 100 years recalls kuzyk wildlife biologist yukon government caribou cake returning week later found looked like pencil string wrapped around turned 4300yearold atlatl spear thrower investigation ice patchand scores others around regionrevealed icy layer cakes filled caribou remains human detritus chronicling 7800 years changing hunting practices scientists believe ancient caribou animals flocked ice summer cool escape swarming mosquitoes flies hunters followed game returned centuries discarded equipment ice weve got people hunting throwing darts 1200 years ago says hare oversees research project see first appearance bow arrow 1300 years ago 1200 years ago theres throwing darts scientists trying make search less matter luck developing sophisticated computer models combine data glaciers melting fastest humans animals known migrated pinpoint best places search alaskas wrangell st elias mountain rangesthe united states glaciated terrainand andes johan reinhard thinks fast thawing european alps could also deliver findings perhaps exquisite ice man global warming providing us highaltitude archaeologists fantastic opportunities right probably ones happy 23 sep 2002 144841 0700 goodbye global warming