Fall 2005
Ancient North America
Map of North America
For use during the term:
A. Archaeological institutes and data sources
Society for American Archaeology (SAA)
Center For Advanced Spatial Technologies of the University of Arkansas has a national GIS data base
A wealth of data on Subsistence Remains from North Carolina is online
Southeast Archaeological Center (SEAC)
Florida Museum of Natural History
Florida Anthropological Association
B. Native American issues and groups
H-AMINDIAN - an electronic mail forum for scholars, journalists, community representatives, policymakers, and activists with a professional interest in the histories and cultures of North American Indians.
Native American Sites on the WWW
C. Some Significant Sites
Others are found at Archaeological Parks in the USA Southeast
Topics for the Course
A. Relationship between Archaeologists and Native Americans
Archaeology magazine essay and links from February 1999
Robert Kelley's "A Vital Relationship" from the SAA Bulletin September 1998
B. Origins
Scientific American September 2000: The Peopling of the Americas
Center for the Study of the First Americans (CSFA)
C. Rise of Agriculture
AnthroNotes 1993: A Quiet Revolution
D. Complex Societies
For a partial list of readings on Cahokia, see About Archaeology.com
Superb photographs of Mississippian Artifacts
An exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago has Mississippian Artifacts
Several view of the Mississippian are available on the NPS' Life along the River
E. European Contract and Conquest
Artifacts and History from St Augustine
F. Representations of Native Americans
National Museum of the American Indian
American Historical Images On File - The Native American Experience
George Catlin - North American Indian Portfolio
The Work of Ted Morris - Florida's Lost Tribes
