According to Brandner, along the east coast of Mexico there are evidences of language and mathematical relationships in the pre-classic period, before 200 BC going back before eighteen hundred B.C., the period is much larger in terms of structural influences of the American and central American native peoples. It might be possible that some of the Maya migrated to Southeastern North America. A connection possibly as far west to Choco canyon and north up to Wisconsin then as far East as the Carolinas, where extensive archaeological excavations have taken place (Brandner 2014). For example, ancient Cherokee and Yuchi elders tell stories of how they migrated to the Carolinas and the south in four to five different migrations.…
Kaitlyn Hake 8th Grade english Mrs. King November 24, 2015 The Battle of Bunker Hill “Don’t fire till you see the whites of their eyes,” General Prescott reportedly told his men at The Battle of Bunker Hill, on June 17, 1775 as they seen a line of redcoats coming closer. General Prescott gave the command thinking about their low supply of ammunition and at the sight of many redcoats were approaching. The leaders, causes, and effects were important to The Battle of Bunker Hill.…
Cahokia: A Book Critique The book Cahokia by Timothy R. Pauketat answers a question that most didn’t even know was questionable: What did early North American cities look like? The answer lies in the mounds and relics of the magnificent city of Cahokia.…
The Indian civilization that once lived at the Cahokia Mound historical Site is believed to have reached a population of over 22,000 people. Archeologist and scientist have speculated on the purpose of each mound located on the site. Some are thought to have been used to build residences upon. The taller the mound the greater your status was in the society.…
The ziggurats also have shrines on top while the pyramids lack them. Ziggurats, a product of the Sumerian civilization, are stepped structures of large size that lead to a platform on top where spiritual/religious rituals took place. The Great Pyramids can be seen as a more refined version of the ziggurat. Maintaining the larger base and smaller top like a ziggurat, the pyramid offers a more scientific/advanced take on architecture and idealism of form. The construction of such a large scale square pyramid (Khufu’s pyramid is 13 acres at the base) required intense mathematical planning and human labor, with individual bricks weighing 2.5 tons.…
The capitol of the Aztecs, Tenochtitlan, was in existence from the year 1325 until 1521 when it was taken over by Hernan Cortez and his men. Tenochtitlan was located in the Valley of Mexico on an island in Lake Texcoco. It was estimated that the size of this city-state was 8 – 13.5 km2. Tenochtitlan wasn’t the only city-state on this island, Tlatelolco was also located here, Tenochtitlan’s sister city. Legend says that this site was chosen because Huitzlopochtli, the god of war, ordered them to look for “the prickly pear cactus and build a temple in his honor” [3].…
The most impressive and largest mound at the site, called the Central Mound, was measured to be approximately 19 feet in height when first recorded in the 1840s. This site, which was in use from about 200 BCE to 500 CE, is significant because it was created in the Middle Woodland period and was an example of a ceremonial site of Hopewell culture. However, this site would…
Monks Mound is one thousand feet…
In 1980s Mark Lehner American archeologist and Zahi Hawass conducted discoveries about the tombs and landscape of the…
The century between 1400 and 1500 saw many changes take place in prehistoric Caddo culture. The most apparent evidence of these change is the cessation of ornate, highly ceremonial burials of certain people complete with extravagant gifts and exotic belongings—including servant sacrifices—in mound centers. In some river valleys, mound building ceased altogether, and while it persisted in other places such as the Red River valley, mound groups usually thereafter entailed an earthen platform with a modest collection of associated buildings and one small dome-shaped mound. New pottery designs and vessel shapes were produced, and other objects such as arrow points also changed. Archaeologists venture that these changes were part of new or different…
Later, it would be found that De Soto was never a Great Sun he just claimed he was. Cahokia established one great militaries of the Native Americans. Some Believe Monks Mound was used for war advantages. According to Lynda Shaffer "Even the Spaniards, with their gunpowder, iron weapons, and horses, had good reasons to fear them. "…
This essay will explore the relevance of the text and drawing on the pithoi jars at Kuntillet ‘Ajurd, to see if the drawings match the text on the jar. One will explore the figures on jars, and explore the reprenstation of these drawing and then look at the text to see f they match. Furthermore, one will look at the site and the locations of the jars and explore possible outcomes. And explore further a field to trace the origins of the pictures on the jar. About site…
An ancient group of structures rests quietly on a hill about 40 miles north of the Syria-Turkey border. The distance from Urfa, the city to the southwest with a population of half a million, to the hill is only a few miles. This Turkish site is called Göbekli Tepe and was first discovered in 1963 by an archaeologist from the University of Chicago, Peter Benedict. Benedict saw the tops of what we now know to be pillars, but believed them to be gravestones. Subsequently, he dismissed the site as being an Islamic cemetery.…
The Illyrian population first developed into tribal societies that were characterized by a certain flexibility between the political and social makeup of the group. Illyrians also possessed the ability to create a livelihood from various economic and ecological conditions (Galaty, 2002:110; Stallo, 2007:25). Many of these tribes became dependent upon transhumant pastoralism, meaning they would graze their herds along coastal plains in the winter and move to the mountains for the summer (Galaty, 2002:113; Halstead, 1987:79; Hammond, 1992: 29; Stallo, 2007:28). The exceptional pasturage was a result of the regions warmer temperatures and wetter weather. Conditions were beneficial for the Illyrian herds of mules, horses, cattle, sheep, and…
The consturction of it took twenty years. It covered by stone plates. This stone plates are not available today. The Great Pyramid consists of two temples,a connecting road and small tombs. 6-Mount Rushmore National…