Archaeologists find impossible evidence that reveals a lost part of the past

archaeologists find impossible evidence that reveals a lost part of the past when a group of north american natives approach the scientific community with claims contrary to their professional consensus researchers were quick to dismiss them however these scholars knew that everything they thought they knew about a particular chapter in history was a complete lie the heel suck people the indigenous first nation of the great bear rainforest of british columbia have claimed remote trickett island for nearly 5 000 years but archaeologists have rejected this property claim for an obvious reason the continental glacier that formed over canada during the last ice age would have also covered triche island making it uninhabitable but even with the facts against the heilsec a small group of investigators took it upon themselves to uncover the truth once and for all archaeologists began an extensive excavation of the remote island in hopes of discovering traces of a bygone civilization what they found there not only shocked the entire archaeological community it also changed history forever under several layers of earth they found remains of an old firewood hearth but how could this be according to the researchers it would have been impossible for humans to cut their way through glacial ice to reach the ground as they continued digging the researchers on earth more objects including tools and weapons this discovery puzzled the team as the heil slick people traditionally did not use such tools the heil said people had obtained their food source from fishing and smoking salmon using small precise tools to fish the tools and weapons found were much larger and would likely have been used to hunt large marine mammals such as seals sea lions and walruses in addition the team also discovered fragments of obsidian a glass-shaped rock that is only found in areas of intense volcanic activity this discovery also puzzled archaeologists as there were no known volcanoes near that part of british columbia so how did this rock and these people get there historians deduce that whoever left these objects must have crossed the land bridge that existed between siberia and alaska during prehistory however the researchers still needed solid facts fortunately a closer inspection of the home revealed ancient charcoal remains which archaeologists quickly took to the lab for carbon dating when they received the results the researchers couldn't believe what they saw all they knew was a lie according to the carbon dating report these chunks of coal were a staggering 14 000 years old making them the oldest carbon remnants ever discovered in north america even by world standards this was an extraordinary find after all these simple pieces of coal were older than the great pyramid of giza and even predated the invention of the wheel but that is not the most remarkable fact of this discovery the fourteen thousand year old discovery placed the first tile suck on trikey island two thousand years before the end of the ice age therefore the island could not have been covered by the huge continental glacier and that's not all since the island of triche was surrounded by water on all sides the early heilsec would have used boats to traverse the open waters however ships were not believed to have been invented until centuries later this meant that the heiltsec settled in the area 2000 years earlier than was initially believed if this was the case then these early men likely crossed paths with some of the most formidable beasts in history as the heil said people headed south from the land bridge they probably had to fend off giant creatures like mastodons woolly mammoths and giant sloths but somehow these humans survived and it's probably for a crucial reason thanks to the pacific ocean the sea level on the island of trikey remained constant for more than fifteen thousand years so as the sea gradually eroded the surrounding islands the great beasts of the pacific northwest were held in check leaving the heil sick with a peaceful and isolated existence the most astonishing discovery to come to light is the fact that the heilsek people were able to preserve their history orally for almost 14 000 years however they are still deprived of the legitimacy of their history when the media got wind of the story they seemed to focus more on what the discovery meant to the scientific community rather than acknowledge hildsec's rich history for many the media portrayal of the nation was considered highly disrespectful as a result victoria university student alicia govrao who is present during the excavation has dedicated herself to changing the focus of the dialogue towards the heilsek people heiltsek's claim to trikey island stands as one of the oldest land ownership claims in the world time will tell how this disagreement evolves over time but it's actually not the weirdest land dispute canada has faced one did not involve an anti-government tribe but a single man you have most likely never heard of foca machias island situated between the gulf of maine in the u.s and the bay of fundy in canada this small land mass has been the subject of controversy both the u.s and canada have claimed it but a local fisherman named barna norton took that debate to a new level when he recently approached the courts with an astonishing claim barna's connection to focus machias island began in 1940 when he was only 25 years old he set sail from his hometown of jonesport maine and traveled 20 nautical miles to reach the rocky island this was the beginning of countless trips from shore to shore but he could never have foreseen how much this island would mean to him that summer barna invited his father and some tourists to join him for bird watching and a picnic on foca macchia's island puffins razor clams gillamots and arctic turns flocked to the little spot to rest and nest making it a perfect draw for avid bird watchers that summer sailing expedition was the first of many that barna undertook for 60 years he used to take many visitors and locals to tour in picnic on the island and during those many trips he had become quite fond of the area barna is not the only one interested in foca machias island both the united states and canada demand it canada even built a lighthouse there to give its property more credit however evidence of u.s ownership dates back to the 18th century it's a rare sensitive issue between the two allies norton knows the island's history well when the treaty of paris was signed in 1783 the document granted the united states all islands within 20 leagues of any part of the shores of the united states in addition to those that nova scotia had already claimed but it's not that simple the united states is not alone in having documented proof of ownership canada has a 1621 land grant that reads all islands within six leagues from anywhere off the coast of nova scotia the island of foca machias is within that range just three leagues off the coast of grand manan still canadians weren't the first to arrive before canada or the united states existed the pasamaquitti nation was using the island for themselves machias is a passimaquadi term that translates to bad little falls it is a bit ironic that the other plaintiffs ignored this the united states and canada have tried to resolve the island dispute on several occasions but have yet to reach a solution in the talks that took place in 1817 1832 and 1944 neither country relented each is stubbornly determined to uphold his claim meanwhile canada has built a lighthouse and bird sanctuary on foca machias island kellycraft a former u.s ambassador to canada recently tried to end this long-standing argument but got nowhere we maintain our position that this is sovereign territory of the united states kelly said but essentially nobody in washington cares she couldn't get anyone in washington interested no matter how much she advocated for a solution however both governments were dismayed that another much smaller party would make a claim barna himself said he owned the island according to holly davis she was the partner of john norton barna's son and gave birth to barna's only grandson although the others have grown weary of fighting over the island holly has tirelessly shared the story behind barna's claims barna had a famous ancestor well known in the area named tall barney he was known to be the giant lobster by the other residents of jonesport there are many legends about this almost larger than life person but barna often told one of the most important stories when the government was recruiting soldiers for the civil war tall barney had no interest in participating he was a little boy holly said he thought that hiding in the sea was the best way to avoid going to war finally he landed on foca machias island tall barney's beliefs were part of the reason why he didn't want to fight however he was not afraid to defend himself when canadians invaded his island sanctuary he physically threw some of them off the island said historical society president bill plaskin that incident prompted him to make an unprecedented claim once the island was safe from the invaders tall barney made a proclamation the first male heir to the lobster would have rights to the land of foca machias island that person turned out to be barna who was born on june 9 1915 but how would that property be legitimate well when barna sent a letter to the government about tall barney's story they informed him that foca machias island is part of the united states and said you have every right to ignore any regulations that canada seeks to establish naturally not everyone was delighted with the american performance barna kept this letter in a plastic folder for storage and carried it with him until his death still barnes had several conflicts with the canadian government over the island in june 1984 a canadian helicopter landed there in the middle of one of the barna aviary tours the two troopers and a canadian wildlife service official who landed warned barna they were there to enforce canadian laws against each and every visitor including americans the associated press reported ironically they killed two arctic turns as they flew away canada received bad press for the helicopter incident but was not deterred after barna's death his son john took over the tours until his death years later then it became holly's responsibility unfortunately he had to stop touring but he's still not giving up on the island barna's long fight for foca machias island was commemorated on his pink granite headstone which reads barna defender of foca machias island usa although the island is still in dispute the efforts of barna and his family helped draw attention to the location