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Student Site
Prologue: Ancient America: Before 1492
Links
1492: An Ongoing Voyage,
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/intro.html
"A brief survey of the cultures of the Western
hemisphere before European contact and the ways these cultures were
changed by the discovery of the New World. This exhibit by the Library of
Congress also considers Columbus as man and myth and examines the
Mediterranean world from which he came. Full-color images of artifacts
and art from the period and a variety of primary and secondary sources
are available."*
First Nations
Histories,
http://www.dickshovel.com/Compacts.html
"Compact histories of over forty Native American
peoples. These histories, compiled by Jordan S. Dill, include information
on the population, culture, names, history and origins of each Native
American group. The Algonkin, Cherokee, Iroquois, Mohegan, Pequot, and
Winnebago are just a few of the tribes profiled on these pages. The site
also features an extensive list of links to other Native American history
and cultural sites on the Web."*
Lower Mississippi Delta Projects,
http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/home.htm
"A brief history of the Lower Mississippi Delta.
Maintained by the National Park Service, the site spans from prehistory
to the Civil War, giving special attention to the elaborate earthen
architecture of early cultures along the 'Nile of the New World'."* For
the section on Indian cultures look under the "Delta Themes" link.
Mesoamerican Photo Archives,
http://studentweb.tulane.edu/~dhixson/
"An online photo gallery of mesoamerican
archaeological sites and museums. The archive is maintained by David R.
Hixson, a graduate student in Tulane University's Department of
Anthropology, and presents color photographs of the sites with detailed
annotations. Some of the archaeological sites profiled include
Chalcatzingo, Cacaxla, Teotihuacan, and Xochicalco."* While the
information is limited the site, it does display the stunning diversity
and creative nature of these early cultures!
Sipapu: The Anasazi Emergence into the Cyber World,
http://sipapu.ucsb.edu/index.html
"A brief survey of Anasazi history and
architecture. Created by John Kantner of the University of California at
Santa Barbara, the site consists mainly of secondary-source material. It
includes a timeline of Anasazi history from 10,000 B.C. to A.D. 1150, a
virtual tour of Anasazi buildings, a map of Anasazi archaeological sites,
and answers to questions posed by online readers."*
Templo Mayor Museum,
http://archaeology.la.asu.edu/tm/index2.htm
"A site dedicated to the history of the Mexican
people. Sponsored by the Templo Mayor Museum of the National Institute of
Anthropology and History of Mexico, the site provides descriptions of
early Mexican culture and history, and images of archaeological artifacts
with explanatory captions."*
The Paleoindian Period,
"A site about the North American peoples of the
Paleo-Indian Period, which spanned from approximately 13,000 to 7,900
B.C. Created by the National Park Service, the site gives special
attention the 'Clovis point'-an early type of spearhead-and discusses
what they can teach us about the arrival and migration of the earliest
Americans."*
* sv. "Links",
http://bedfordstmartins.com/tap/
Maps and Photos
Salado Ritual Figures
(jpg, 44.6K)
Mimbres Bowls
(jpg, 50.6K)
Moundville Bowl
(jpg, 36.7K)
Painting of
"Ruckers Bottom Mississippian Village"
(jpg, 121K)
Painting of
"Sarah's Ridge Archaic Site" (jpg, 115K)
Sketch of
"Watson Brake Archaic Mound Site" (jpg, 78.5K)
George McJunkin
(jpg, 40.6K)
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