New excavations at Pineland site Mound 5
The Randell Research Center was offered an opportunity to examine Mound 5 of the Brown’s Mound Complex on property adjacent to the
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Author: Gary C. Daniels
Chunkey and the spread of Mississippian culture
Chunkey was one of the most popular sports in pre-European America. It was a simple game consisting of a round stone being rolled down a specially-prepared plaza while a group of men threw spears to where they believed the stone would stop. The game dates back at least a thousand years and was still being played when the first Europeans arrived.
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Mississippian Moundbuilders Art on Display Online
Mike Ruggeri’s Mississippian Moundbuilders Art Portfolio is an online exhibit showcasing the artistry of Native Americans living in the Midwest
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Native American artifacts on Pascagoulas Greenwood Island date to 1000 B.C
Greenwood Island on the western side of Bayou Casotte in Pascagoula has long been known for its Native American history.
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Shawnee Lookout Oldest Hilltop Settlement?
The Shawnee are one of the most important Native American groups in North America due to their long standing and far flung trade networks. They had trading outposts throughout eastern North America from the Great Lakes to Florida. One site known as Shawnee Lookout in Ohio appears to have been continuously occupied by the Shawnee for over 2,000 years. It is also much larger than the original 1960 archaeological investigations revealed.
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Large Hopewell site unearthed in Ohio
A huge archaeological site has been unearthed in Ohio dating to the Hopewell time period. From the news report: Five
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Project revealing secrets of Nikwasi Mound
The Nikwasi Mound in North Carolina was once the site of a historic Cherokee village. Read more about the latest
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Ancient artifact unearthed at Angel Mounds
A new discovery unearthed at Angel Mounds near Evansville, Indiana is helping to reveal new secrets about this mysterious culture.
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Virtual First Ohioans
The Ohio Historical Society has a new online exhibit entitled Virtual First Ohioans which includes videos and photos of artifacts
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Head pots of Arkansas
A new book has collected photographs of every known Native American head pot in existence. Head pots are a very
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Florida bone engraving oldest artwork in Americas
A 15-inch-long prehistoric bone fragment found near Vero Beach, Florida contains a crude engraving of a mammoth or mastodon on
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