Archaeology of the Americas

than three hundred years; however, during that time they traveled everywhere from Persia to Central Asia and even the shores of North America. Their extensive exploration would not have been possible without several technological innovations. One of these was the long ship, a durable and quick vessel. Utilizing new technology that allows for underwater archaeology, researchers are learning more about…

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor heralded an unfortunate era for Japanese-Americans due to the decisions made by the United States government. At the time, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decried the attack as an event “which will live in infamy,” unanimously uniting the Houses of Congress behind him with a declaration of war against Japan (Roosevelt). With the military and navy ordered to use “ all measures...for our defense,” a policy of internment for Japanese-Americans emerged…

Accessed February 22, 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convict_lease Fowler, John D. "Civil War in Georgia: Overview." New Georgia Encyclopedia. July 03, 2010. Accessed February 22, 2017. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/civil-war-georgia-overview Maranzani, Barbara. "Why do some Civil War battles have two names?" History.com. 2013. Accessed February 22, 2017. http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/why-do-some-civil-war-battles-have-two-names "Master-Slave…

The Comparative Study Of Hoof Print Petroglyph At Kansas Rock Art Site 14EW405 and the Ethnographic Ledger Books of the Late 19th Century Introduction The study of the rock art in North America is a vast milieu of differing peoples and times. Some areas, and traditions, are well studied, with the understanding of the people who created the works are more defined in their source. Kansas, with the exception to a few sites, is not one of those areas. With a slow trickle, the expansion of…

Settling of North America" illustrates that different moments and factors that form an important American colonies history. The colonies determined the diversity of American culture, but the diversity was based on identifying the mainstream culture, which would inevitably lead to the coexistence of various cultures. From the author’s angles, readers will notice that there are lots of different ways to think about American history. In the book "American Colonies: The Settling of North America",…

“Island Archaeology and the Native American Economies (2500 B.C. – A.D. 1700) of the Georgia Coast” The small islands off the East coast of North America may appear to simply be marshlands, but from an ecological and archaeological perspective they are teeming with information. Researchers are interested in whether the smaller islands were important to Native American economies before European contact, during contact, and/or after? This is one of the questions authors Victor Thompson and John…

Located in Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize. Its climate is tropical; hot, humid in lowlands;…

Mound City is located next to the Scioto River in Chillicothe, Ohio. It is made up of a rectangular earthen enclosure bordering 13 acres which has 23 earthen mounds within it. This earthen wall is about four feet in height and has a gateway on the eastern and western sides. This site has undergone multiple archaeological digs and investigations. The mounds within the enclosure are domed shaped mounds with the exception of one, which is in an elliptical shape. The most impressive and largest…

to paleopathologists. It appears to go way back in the ancient times and brought controversy. Paleopathology is absolutely deeper than it seems. This study requires information and participation from orthopedic, pathology, skeletal radiology and archaeology. They each contribute to paleopathology, especially skeletal paleopathology, in many ways, by understanding the skeletal muscles and the causes and effects of diseases including examinations of tissues. Paleopathologists determined that…

Iceland due to violence. When Erik returned to Iceland to spread the word of his discovery he left with twenty ships to return to Greenland. Of the twenty ship fourteen made it to Greenland. Erik the red's son Lief would later go on to settle in North America. The motivation for Lief to seek new land was to find an unspoiled land with more resources than the frozen coasts of Greenland. This lead to the discovery of New found land but a permanent settlement could not be…