Humans in the Americas

Geology and Archaeology on the Green River

Paddle a canoe down a 60-mile section of the Green River, from Crystal Geyser to Mineral Bottom, just north of Canyonlands National Park, with Museum archaeologist Michele Koons.

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Native American Sciences Initiative

Annual scholarships are awarded to students who have demonstrated leadership, academic achievement, and an interest in a science career.

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March 15, 2012
The process of scientific discovery is one of observation, data collection, evaluation, and putting forth theories to explain our world. Ideas that have stood for decades are sometimes toppled and new findings revolutionize our thinking. In this Science Bite, Museum scientist Steve Holen talks about the quest to identify the time period in which humans first arrived in the Americas.