Archaeology
Ancient America: Some Aztec Gods
For the general public, the Aztecs (also known as the Mexica) are probably the best-known ancient American civilization. Like the Christians who later conquered much […]
Archaeology
Ancient America: The Halliday Site in Illinois
The ancient city of Cahokia was originally founded about 600 CE and its time of greatest development appears to have been between 1050 and 1250. […]
Ancient America: Colorado Prior to 6000 BCE
The boundary lines that mark the current state of Colorado are artificial and were laid down by non-Indigenous people with no regard for the cultures […]
Ancient America: Texas Prior to 5000 BCE
As a cultural area, the Southern Plains is bounded by the Arkansas River on the north, the Rocky Mountains on the west, the Mississippi River […]
Ancient America: Idaho, 6000 BCE to 3000 BCE
The present-day state of Idaho is a totally arbitrary area defined by political concerns unrelated to American Indian history. With regard to American Indian cultures, […]
Ancient America: Idaho Prior to 6000 BCE
Archaeologists often refer to the era prior to 6000 BCE in North America as Paleo-Indian. This appears to have been a time when the people […]
Ancient America: Nebraska Prior to 6000 BCE
Archaeologists often refer to the era prior to 6000 BCE in North America as Paleo-Indian. This appears to have been a time when the people […]
Ancient America: Wyoming 6000 BCE to 2500 BCE
About 8,000 years ago (6000 BCE), the American Indian cultures of the Northern Plains began undergoing a series of major changes. There was a decrease […]
Ancient America: Wyoming Before 6000 BCE
Although the region of North America known today as Wyoming first entered into the written Euro-American histories in the early nineteenth century with the exploits […]
Ancient America: How Old is It?
Archaeology in the United States is often said to have started in 1764 when amateur archaeologist Thomas Jefferson had his African slaves dig up hundreds […]