Native American Pros And Cons

A source of water seems to have been one of the most important points in Anasazi building concepts. Though much of Anasazi great house architecture was built near a spring or other water source, most inhabitants of the Chaco Canyon region innovatively constructed dams and reservoirs to maintain the level of water they would need, to the best of their ability.7 This kind of water tapping was of great importance to the Anasazi people, as the environment of northwest New Mexico is extremely arid, leaving much of the naturally available water sources with very limited amounts.

As has been described, research at on the Levi Jordan Plantation has focused on the African American resident community, and has revealed considerable information about the specialized crafts that were practiced by members of this community. Evidence indicates that the use of these crafts went beyond daily subsistence needs to include ritual use, and demonstrates multi-dimensional patterns of artifact use in their community: functional, social, and religious aspects are evident. It has been proposed that one of these crafts was the manufacture of munitions. As first argued by Brown and Cooper 1990 (4), one of the cabins excavated appeared to contain a high quantity of lead and other related artifacts that indicated the

For years, it had been widely accepted “that small bands of humans carrying a generalized Upper Paleolithic tool kit entered the Americas around 11,500 radiocarbon years before the present” (Waters 1122); and that “Archaeologists called these presumed pioneers the Clovis culture, after distinctive stone tools that were found at sites near Clovis, New Mexico, in the 1920s and 1930s” (Curry 13). However, the “peopling” of the Americas and their presumptive date of arrival is a topic of great debate within the field of Archeology; and the discovery of the Paisley Caves in south-central Oregon has thrown a wrench in the once widely accepted hypothesis that the “Clovis complex is considered to be the oldest unequivocal evidence of humans in the

The study area was approximately 3,717 acres in size, of which 421 acres (11%) were sampled with field investigations. Sample blocks measuring 360x150 meters in size were distributed among 31 broad pedological units. Forty-nine (49) archaeological resources were investigated, including two that were previously recorded, 33 that were newly identified, and 14 isolated finds. As a result, six sites were recommended for avoidance or additional work to firmly evaluate them for the NRHP. Based on the sampling, a density of one site/nine acres was estimated for the intensive survey phase. This density compared well with the density observed for the western section (Abbott and Davis 1995:130). Two hypotheses were given for the high site density: 1) better preservation as a result of less severe erosion and 2) specific prehistoric/historic settlement

The Native Americans were far worse off under the reservation system. The small amount of benefits from the reservation system was mostly for the Americans, who now were able to freely take the lands that the Native Americans inhabited. Many problems resulted from the reservation system, one being that the Native Americans were forced to rely on agriculture instead of living nomadic lives. This is only one problem of the many that arose from the reservation system. In addition, the government chose to further complicate things for Native Americans by enforcing the Dawes Act, making the tribe-owned land become private instead of

The discovery of the New World brought for both sides advantages and disadvantages that changed the lives of Native Americans and Europeans.

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A culture’s means of subsistence also serves to explain the similarities in social organization between the agricultural Pueblo society of the southwest and the agricultural societies of the East. Furthermore, the way in which each tribe obtained food affected the political structure, the gender roles, and the religious beliefs of various

     Native American architecture varies greatly from region to region throughout North America, and was influenced by factors such as climate, kind of community, and the natural environment. Whereas some buildings were designed and constructed for specified functions, others, such as Anasazi great houses, were massive multi-purpose structures. Because great houses from Chaco Canyon are so well preserved, it is possible to have a decent understanding of the structure of Anasazi architecture for analysis. A close examination of the innovative Anasazi great house architecture of the Chaco Canyon region reveals its utilitarian value.

The Calico early man site is a located in North America near a town known as Yermo (Patterson, 1987). This place is known for stone made structures whom individuals claimed were made by humans 200,000 years ago, instead of being created by nature (Patterson, 1987). What these findings suggest is that people lived in America earlier than what people had previously thought, due to artifact findings of manmade tools (Duvall & Venner, 1979). Furthermore, I will provide information on the Calico stone tools and why I believe they were created by nature, and then changed by man.

I have always been particularly interested in Teotihuacan, one of the most famous pre-Columbian archaeological sites in Mexico, located 48km away from Mexico's capital city. It is a fascinating site because many aspects of the civilisation that built it are still unclear. The exact origin of its inhabitants is still uncertain, but, at its peak, it was the largest city in pre-Columbian America, and exerted a great influence within the Mesoamerica region. It had commercial ties with all major centres as far as Guatemala, as it can be observed by the presence of artefacts in many sites. The exact reason for its decline is unsure, although many speculate it was due to internal conflict. By the time the Aztecs gained control of the region, the

Both the reading passage and the lecture discuss the function of the settlements of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, huge buildings having more than a hundred rooms. 3 possible interpretations are presented in the reading. Nevertheless, the lecture conflicts with those arguments.

Consider the implications of the area’s geomorphic history for prehistoric maize agriculture and for the spatial distribution and surface visibility of archaeological sites (see Chapter 3 for specific research questions and preliminary findings).

Located in Chichen Itza, Mexico, The Cenote Sagrado, also known as the “Chen Ku’ or “Well Of Sacrifice” has such a deep history behind it that archeologists have spent thousands of years searching for and trying to figure out. Although “the earliest archaeological artifacts around this time found at Chichen Itza date

So many moons ago that one cannot count them, all of our people lived underground. We lived in total darkness. One of our animals that lived with us was very brave! This was a ground mole and one day the mole crawled far, far away from all of us. It crawled up and up and after a long time, it saw a hole. The mole crawled through that hole and saw light! There was no darkness and the mole saw trees, rivers, and sky! There was beauty and light all around. The mole crawled back through the hold as fast as it could and told our people of the wonders it had seen. Alas, the light had made it blind (That is why all moles are blind to this very day.)