Ancient Indian Canal in Naples, FL
Native Americans in Florida built an extensive canal network for canoe travel. The only other such network of canals is
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The latest updates and discoveries in Native American archaeology including Hopewell, Mississippian, and more.
Earliest turkey domestication found in Tennessee
Turkeys figured prominently into pre-contact Native American life, but the first archaeological evidence of probable domestication in the Southeast U.S.
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Etowah Artifacts Come Back To Georgia After A Century In Storage
About a century ago, the Smithsonian collected artifacts from Georgia’s Etowah Indian Mounds. Since then, they’ve been sitting in storage; most haven’t
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Evidence of Foreign Invasion of Georgia in 1100 AD?
Why was a fortified town built on the lower Chattahoochee River in southwest Georgia around 1100 AD? Known as the
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Florida Ice Age Site with Early Human Remains to be Excavated
Excavation of one of the most important Ice Age sites in North America – the Old Vero Man site in
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Native American Eternal Flame Behind New York Waterfall
Still a few surprises left in this world. Read the story below about a natural ‘eternal flame’ lit by Native
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Moorehead Circle Reveals New Secrets
The ceremonial life of Native American civilizations before the arrival of Europeans was far more complicated than the simplistic notion
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Adena Burials Unearthed at Pigs Point, Maryland
The Pigs Point site in Maryland recently gave archaeologists a surprise as they unearthed burial pits that appear to have
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Native Americans built Poverty Point in less than 90 days, research confirms
Academics are constantly underestimating the complexity and sophistication of all ancient civilizations but perhaps more so with ancient Native American
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Earliest Tobacco Use in the Pacific Northwest
Tobacco is a plant that originated in South America and slowly over the ages migrated northward. The latest research shows that tobacco had reached the Pacific Northwest by 860 AD.
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DNA Reveals Chihuahua and Carolina Dog originated in America and Asia
New DNA testing has proven definitively that several Native American dog breeds, including the Chihuahua and Carolina Dog, have been
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Study of pipestone artifacts overturns a century-old assumption
Just because something’s been published by a “scientist” doesn’t mean it’s fact. The story below is one example. For one
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