In 2013, scientists from Michigan and Wisconsin used virtual reality to discover an ancient hunting site in the Great Lakes.
At Drop 45 there are 9,000 year-old hunting blinds and tools, and nearby is a fireplace with charcoal and trees rooted in the bottom of Lake Huron, all preserved in 120 feet of cold freshwater. The archeologists had help from AI caribou placed in a virtual world that simulates what Lake Huron was like before the water rose to its current level.
Meet the scientists, visit the virtual prehistoric world they made and see the AI caribou that roam there.
- Thursday May 15, 7:00 p.m.
- Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City
- Doors open at 6:30.
- Tickets: $15
Presented by Points North podcast, Interlochen Public Radio and Dennos Museum Center.
For more, listen to this episode from Points North: "Can AI Caribou Lead Us To Our Prehistoric Past?"
