Archaeologists uncover 7,000-year-old fish traps that rewrite the story of life before farming in Scandinavia

Long before crops were planted or livestock were kept, people living in what is now southern Norway were already making ...

Centuries before farming, hunter-gatherers introduced fish to the Norwegian mountains

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of 7,000-year-old fish traps in the mountains of southern Norway, indicating that ...
Greek Reporter

Stone Age People Populated Empty Lakes With Fish to Secure Food in Norway 7,000 Years Ago

Ancient fish traps in Norway’s mountains reveal that Stone Age communities introduced trout and built lasting fishing systems.
Ars Technica

Ancient fish-trapping network supported the rise of Maya civilization

On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a whole wetland into a giant network of fish traps big enough to feed thousands of people. We already know ...
New Scientist on MSN

Hunter-gatherers introduced fish to a mountain lake 7000 years ago

Many centuries before the advent of agriculture in Norway, ancient people transported fish into mountain lakes to create a ...
Miami Herald

Hiker stumbles upon 7,000-year-old fish traps in shrinking Norway lake. Take a look

Archaeologists excavated 7,000-year-old wooden fish traps at Tesse lake for the first time after a hiker stumbled on the ruins, photos show. Photo from the Cultural History Museum Standing on the bank ...
New York Post

Stone fish trap found near Alaskan coast believed to be over 11,000 years old, researchers say

Scientists exploring an underwater region off the coast of Alaska discovered an ancient stone fish trap that may be the oldest ever found. University academics working with the Sealaska Heritage ...