Sinker is a senior lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College. With a 2:38 p.m. start and 6:54 p.m. finish, there's a pretty good chance most of you were distracted from watching ...

Most of the finds are in surprisingly good condition—a few have even been accompanied by paddles or tools, like net sinkers and an adz, a wood-cutting implement similar to an ax. Some have ...