{"id":28995,"date":"2025-02-04T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/?p=28995"},"modified":"2025-02-01T13:19:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T19:19:52","slug":"uwm-underwater-archaeologist-appears-on-history-channel-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2025\/uwm-underwater-archaeologist-appears-on-history-channel-show\/","title":{"rendered":"51ÁÔÆæ underwater archaeologist appears on History Channel show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When the History Channel looked for an expert to talk about some of the world\u2019s biggest underwater mysteries, they found one in Milwaukee. At UW-Milwaukee, in fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ashley Lemke, an associate professor of anthropology who is an expert in underwater archaeology, flew to New York City over the summer to appear on \u201cMysteries Unearthed,\u201d a new show hosted by actor Danny Trejo that explores some of the world\u2019s most significant discoveries and the unusual ways they were found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.history.com\/shows\/mysteries-unearthed-with-danny-trejo\/season-1\/episode-1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">show\u2019s debut episode<\/a>, broadcast Dec. 6, featured Lemke\u2019s work studying structures at the bottom of Lake Huron that were apparently constructed by humans some 10,000 years ago to help hunt caribou.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/how-the-great-lakes-formed-lake-huron-archaeology\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Researchers think the structures funneled the animals<\/a>&nbsp;into areas where hunters could more easily kill them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lemke, however, is asked about a few different discoveries on that episode \u2013 including mysterious structures off Yonaguni Island, the westernmost island of Japan, that some think could be part of the lost Kingdom of Mu, said to be wiped out by a natural disaster in the earthquake- and tsunami-prone area. 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