{"id":11876,"date":"2025-02-06T09:09:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T15:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=11876"},"modified":"2025-02-06T09:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T15:09:06","slug":"uwm-underwater-archaeologist-appears-on-history-channel-show","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uwm-underwater-archaeologist-appears-on-history-channel-show\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM underwater archaeologist appears on History Channel show"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An image of Ashley Lemke, an associate professor of anthropology at UWM, appears on a monitor while she records an interview in New York for \u201cMysteries Unearthed,\u201d a show hosted by actor Danny Trejo that explores some of the world\u2019s most significant discoveries. Lemke appears on two episodes of the show\u2019s first season. (Photo courtesy of Ashley Lemke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

The\u00a0show\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.\u00a0Researchers think the structures funneled the animals<\/a>\u00a0into areas where hunters could more easily kill them.<\/p>\n

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. Or, they might just be natural rock formations of sandstone, which can break off at right angles and appear to be manmade.<\/p>\n

In the fifth episode<\/a>\u00a0of \u201cMysteries Unearthed,\u201d broadcast Jan. 3, Lemke talks about two more underwater discoveries. In one, a scuba diver off the coast of Italy in 1972 discovered two life-sized bronze statues from ancient Greece, two of only 30 known intact bronze statues remaining from the period. In the other, a diver looking for sponges in 1900 found one of the world\u2019s most significant shipwrecks, that of a Roman cargo ship from more than 2,000 years ago filled with treasure and important artifacts.<\/p>\n

Lemke enjoyed the television experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been on live TV with the Weather Channel before, but this was really different since I got to go to a studio and was interviewed about six different archaeological discoveries,\u201d Lemke said. \u201cIt was really neat to be part of a brand-new show, and I\u2019m very honored they asked me to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Making the experience even better: Lemke\u00a0visited the clubhouse<\/a>\u00a0of New York\u2019s fabled\u00a0Explorers Club<\/a>, a professional society formed in 1904 to promote scientific exploration. Lemke had just been elected as a fellow of the club \u2013 a higher rank than just a member \u2013 just prior to the trip.<\/p>\n

To become a fellow, a person must be sponsored by a club member and elected by the board. A fellow is someone who has made \u201cactual contributions to scientific knowledge in the field of geographical exploration or allied sciences,\u201d\u00a0according to the club\u2019s rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alas, Lemke didn\u2019t get to meet Trejo.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut they are hoping for a second season, so fingers crossed!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Written by John Schumacher<\/p>\n

Link to original story: https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-underwater-archeologist-appears-on-history-channel-show\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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