POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 12 -- Idaho State University issued the following news release:
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a grant to fund an archaeological project on Unalaska Island, Alaska, spearheaded by Katherine Reedy, interim dean and professor of anthropology at Idaho State University College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences.
Reedy shared the mystery that she and her team intend to solve: How did brown and polar bears arrive on Unalaska Island thousands of years ago?
"The project examines the finding of brown bear and polar bear remains in archaeological sites on Unalaska Island," said Reedy. "This is a surprise because this is far outside [the bears'] range today and Unalaska is an ice-free island. The b...