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A California solar farm searched all 596 desert acres before construction and uncovered six cultural traces that had never appeared on a map, with the final archaeological catalog even preserving one solitary stone flake left behind before European settlement

In a California desert where a giant solar-and-battery project is currently under construction, some pieces of history have only recently been documented. Before construction began, archaeologists…

SEP 22, 2026 · BY