Mississippian Ritual Weaponry
Originally published in the Central States Archaeological Journal July 1981 by David H. Dye, University of Memphis At top: Figure 1. Raptor talon effigy bifaces excavated from a house floor, […]
North American Time Periods: Signs of the Past
Signs of the Past Last Word by Mike Matthews on April 1, 2013 Featured in Answers Magazine With the Bible as our starting point, we can begin to put together the truth about the […]
North American Time Periods: Biblical History
Information taken from https://answersingenesis.org/environmental-science/ice-age/when-was-the-ice-age-in-biblical-history/ Special Feature by Dr. Andrew A. Snelling and Mike Matthews on April 1, 2013 Featured in Answers Magazine The Bible doesn’t say, “And then there was an Ice Age.” Yet it does […]
Understanding Ancient American Timelines
Where did the Indians come from? Did the first Indians live in caves like cavemen? What is the difference between Paleo and Archaic, and Archaic and Woodland? When did bows begin […]
A Few Thoughts Regarding the Mississippian Period
by Steven R. Cooper, EIC Monks Mound at Cahokia. It was the centerpiece of Mississippian Civilization The Mississippian Era lasted a bit longer than 600 years, much less than any […]
Documentation of Chicago Area Upper Mississippian Artifacts
Native American Upper Mississippian sites are quite numerous in the Chicago area. This period roughly dates from 1300 A. D. through European contact. Some of these sites were large villages, and in many cases these larger sites have smaller satellite villages in the immediate vicinity. As early as 1929 a large village site named Huber was excavated by the University of Chicago.
A Few Thoughts Regarding the Woodland Period
by Steven R. Cooper, EIC Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.4, pg.200Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.2, pg.119 It took real skill […]
Various Woodland Artifacts
A rare ear spool from Tennessee made of steatite. These date to the late Woodland Period. This style is referred to as “napkin ring” due to the resemblance. The ear […]
The Hopewell Period in the Ozarks
by Matt Rowe, Curator, Museum of Native American History, Bentonville, Arkansas Woodland points from the Museum’s collection. From left to right: A Dickson point made of heated Florence Chert, 4 […]
Some Woodland Period Sites of North Carolina’s Piedmont
by Peter G. Murphy and Alice J. Murphy, St. Johns, Michigan Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.4, pg.200 Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, […]