Ancient America
Ancient America: Oklahoma
What is now the state of Oklahoma became the new home to many Indian nations during the nineteenth century when the American government forcibly removed […]
Ancient America
Ancient America: Mesoamerican Art
Prior to the European invasion, Mesoamerica was the home to many highly developed civilizations. Geographically this is a region that extends from central Mexico to […]
Ancient America: South American Art
Prior to the European invasion, South America was the home to many highly developed civilizations. Homo sapiens have lived in South America for at least […]
Ancient America: The Southern Plains Villagers
Southern Plains Villagers is a culture that occupied the Southern Plains from 800 CE to 1500 CE. These Indian people had agricultural economy which they […]
Ancient America: Florida BCE
American Indians occupied, utilized, and developed the peninsula known as Florida for thousands of years. Our knowledge of the ancient past-of Florida, BCE-comes primarily from […]
The Archaeology of Head-Smashed-In, Alberta
Archaeology is the study of the past through material remains. One of the goals of archaeology is discovery and description. Discovery and description, however, is […]
Ancient America: The Buffalo Hunt
At the beginning of the European invasion of North America, there may have been as many as 75 million buffalo on the Great Plains. For […]
Ancient America: Eating a Buffalo
For the Plains Indians, for many thousands of years, the buffalo (more properly called bison) was a walking supermarket providing them with food, clothing, shelter, […]
The Northeastern Late Woodland Period
The time period from about 400 CE to 900 CE in northeastern North America is called the Late Woodland period by archaeologists. This was a […]