This unique discovery took place in late May during examinations of the lake which is situated at the border between the USA and Canada. These stone traps were built 9,000 years ago by prehistoric hunters.

Before this discovery archaeologists had found various constructions on the bottom of Huron Lake, which were used as hideouts. But the latest discovery is much bigger and has a totally different character. The traps made of two parallel stone stripes comprise an alley which is about 30 metres long and 8 metres wide. It was finished with a closed construction which resembles, to some extent, a pen. Stone covers for hunters were built on both sides. The scientists think that this construction was used for hunting wild animals. Each time hunters separated the group of animals from animals from migrating herd in order to make the animals go into the stone corridor. The area was a wetland, which was a natural route for migrating caribou (North American subspecies of deer) herds. Stone traps were found at the depth of 37 metres, 50 kilometres from the shore. We need to remember that in ancient times the level of water in Huron Lake used to be 100 metres lower than it is now.  

 

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