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Archaeologists report 9,000-year-old stone hunting structures buried under Lake Huron on the Alpena-Amberley Ridge, the earliest evidence of human activity at the bottom of the Great Lakes; about 80 locations with drive lanes, hunting pits, and stone caches reveal a coordinated caribou-hunting system, preserved by the lake’s clear, sediment-free waters, with ongoing work to map and expand sites.
Scientists discovered a large, gelatinous colony of Pectinatella magnifica in Lake Huron, a freshwater bryozoan that forms complex colonies over a foot wide, playing a vital role in water filtration and ecosystem health, with a history dating back over 500 million years.
Documentary filmmakers using a remotely operated vehicle discovered the wreck of the Africa, a ship that vanished in Lake Huron in 1895 with its entire crew. The ship was found nearly 280 feet underwater and was encrusted in invasive quagga mussels. The filmmakers specialize in underwater videography and were investigating the lakebed when they noticed an anomaly on their sonar readout. The discovery will be featured in their documentary, which focuses on the ecological impacts of quagga mussels in the Great Lakes.