Spiro started upward spiral in 700 A.D.
This engraved conch shell was unearthed in Craig Mound at Spiro Mounds in Oklahoma. LeFlore County, often referred to as
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Author: Gary C. Daniels
Did A Massive Solar Proton Event Fry The Earth
Close to the end of the last ice age there was a sudden disappearance of many mammalian species which some
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New Serpent Mound could be world’s largest
To the untrained eye, there’s nothing special about the earthen hump that runs for hundreds of feet alongside picturesque Miami
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Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in Ohio, Indiana
Was the course of life on the planet altered 12,900 years ago by a giant comet exploding over Canada? New evidence found by UC Assistant Professor of Anthropology Ken Tankersley and colleagues suggests the answer is affirmative.
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Saluda River artifacts going on display
COLUMBIA — Fans of the Saluda River now have a new place to learn about the area’s Native American history.
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Researchers reveal how prehistoric Native Americans of Cahokia made copper artifacts
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University researchers ditched many of their high-tech tools and turned to large stones, fire and some
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The Hidden World of the Maritime Maya
Ancient port site was used periodically between 800 B.C. and 1521 A.D. Explorers sit atop the ancient Maya pyramid at
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Forsyth Petroglyph Reveals Comet Impact?
Designs on the Forsyth Petroglyph in Georgia may include astronomical representations of stars, the constellation Draco, the Pleiades asterism, a comet, and meteors or comet fragments and may be a record of a comet impact event that caused a severe weather event in 536 AD.
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Were Creek Indians from West Mexico?
It’s possible that a culture influenced by both west Mexican and Olmec ideas settled in Georgia during the Mississippian period. Both the cultural traditions and oral history of the Creek Indians strongly suggest an origin from west Mexico.
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Fort Mountain Stone Wall (400 AD)
A mysterious stone wall constructed atop Fort Mountain in north Georgia around 400 AD could represent an astronomical observatory built by people from Mexico.
Read morePeru: Tomb believed to be older than “Señor de Sipan” found in northern Peru
A team of archaeologists, led by Walter Alva, have discovered the wooden tomb of another member of the Mochica culture’s elite – older than the “Señor de Sipan” (Lord of Sipan).
These findings belong to the Moche civilization, which ruled the northern coast of Peru from the time of Christ to 800 AD, centuries prior to the Incas.
Read moreEarliest-known Evidence of Peanut, Cotton and Squash Farming Found
Anthropologists working on the slopes of the Andes in northern Peru have discovered the earliest-known evidence of peanut, cotton and squash farming dating back 5,000 to 9,000 years. Their findings provide long-sought-after evidence that some of the early development of agriculture in the New World took place at farming settlements in the Andes.
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