(1) Divers and snorkelers can tour six shipwrecks on the Maritime Heritage Trail in Biscayne National Park. Before her complete ruin upon the reefs in 1966, the yacht Mandalay was an impressive two-masted sailing ship. (2) Formed under the tumultuous waves of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan, Hidden Cave was sealed from access until the indigenous people of the Carson Sink in western Nevada 3,800-3,500 years ago discovered it. But then it became an important part of their lives as they harvested the natural foods of their land.
Produced in 2014 by Archaeological Legacy Institute
Copyright 2014 by Archaeological Legacy Institute
Web links:
Maritime Heritage Trail (National Park Service)
Hidden Cave (University of Nevada Reno)
Hidden Cave Archaeological Area (USDI Bureau of Land Management)
Hidden Cave, Nevada (American Museum of Natural History)