Muskogee People continue research into the Southeast's past
Submitted by Richard Thornton ([email protected]) The Muskogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma and the member tribes of the Southeastern Muskogee (Creek) Confederacy are continuing their ongoing research projects in 2007, which will provide archaeologists and historians a more complete understanding of the Southeast’s Indigenous Peoples.
Read MoreMust-have book: Hudson's Southeastern Indians
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Ethnohistorian Charles Hudson’s book The Southeastern Indians is still in print. That’s saying something; it was originally published in 1976. Mostly, it indicates that this readable, data-filled volume remains relevant and important.
Read MoreMysteries of prehistoric turkey domestication
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Figure 4 from the Speller et al. article in PNAS. Among the world’s major regions, ancient North America is not known for having many domesticated animals.
Read MoreNash Farm project and more
Submitted by TRC (770-270-1192) Over the last three months, TRC has become very busy with a number of large archaeological projects across the Southeast. Here in Georgia, we’ve conducted archaeological investigations in Cobb, Coweta, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Hall, Henry, Lowndes, and Whitfield counties.
Read MoreNational organizations
Although their information is more general, several national organizations have online presences and websites that are worth viewing. The Archaeological Conservancy is a non-profit organization that seeks to acquire and preserve the best of our nation’s remaining archaeological sites.
Read MoreNative American
a member of the aboriginal peoples of North and South America, or pertaining to their culture Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
Read MoreNatural disasters and history
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Satellite photo of Hurricane Rita on 21 September 2005 over the Gulf of Mexico, by Jacques Descloitres, offered online by NASA. How important are meteorological events to human history?
Read MoreNecessities of life
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Look around on the Arkansas Archeological Survey website, and you will find some wonderful educational materials (downloads here). We particularly recommend a compilation called “Necessities of life,” which discusses pottery, food, and clothing, among other interesting topics.
Read MoreNeolithic
a prehistoric period generally characterized by the development of agriculture, use of ceramics, and the manufacture of technically advanced stone tools; the term is applied worldwide, not just in the Americas
Read MoreNew Acheulean hand-axe dates from Spain
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) The prehistoric tool called a hand axe is large, and has a sharpened edge all the way around it. The sharpening is on both sides, so it’s a biface.
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