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The Amazing This place is designed to provide students and others interested in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and ancient civilizations a one stop resource for homework help or other projects. While that is still the main theme of the site, it is now expanding into other realms and disciplines ranging from gardening to astronomy and much more. You will find numerous resources (currently over fifteen thousand and climbing ) divided by topic. best viewed with 600 x 800 resolution. Web archaeolink.com For your convenience, you may explore each section from its own index, found immediately below - - Or, to explore the whole website from one place, just scroll on down this page ( site map ) picking and choosing what you like. Archaeology Pages Index - General archaeological information plus archaeology by region era, and specialty plus much more. Anthropology Pages Index - General anthropology information; cultural, linguistic, early man, cyberanthropology; plus indigenous peoples; by tribe and region; peoples of Africa, Asia, South America, religious anthropology and more.

26. Peopling Of South America A cave in northern Brazil has yielded evidence that people migrating from Northto south america some 11000 years ago did not settle exclusively in the http://www.archaeology.org/9607/newsbriefs/brazil.html

Your browser does not support javascript Peopling of South America Volume 49 Number 4, July/August 1996 A cave in the Amazon River basin near the town of Monte Alegre in northern Brazil has yielded evidence that people migrating from North to South America some 11,000 years ago did not settle exclusively in the Andes as previously believed. The new thinking suggests either that Paleoindians branched east into the tropics or that a separate migration of people was involved. Anna C. Roosevelt, of Chicago's Field Museum and the University of Illinois at Chicago, excavated Caverna da Pedra Pintada (Cave of the Painted Rock), discovering stone spear points, other tools, and charred plant and animal remains from the lowest levels of the cave, carbon dated and thermoluminescense dated to ca. 11,000 years ago. These finds indicate that the cave's earliest visitors foraged for plant foods and hunted small game common to tropical areas. The most widely accepted theory of the peopling of South America suggests that over a period of 3,000 years Paleoindians left Asia, crossed the Bering Strait on a land bridge that has since been submerged, then migrated through what is now the western United States and Central America into South America, settling along the Andes. Paleoindians in the Andes and those in North America had similar cultures, known as the Clovis tradition. These early hunters lived in open, temperate lands where they hunted large game with stone-pointed spears. The humid tropical forest environment of the Amazon was thought to have been too harsh for early people, and until now this area had not been investigated intensively by archaeologists.

27. The Infography About Archaeology In Andean South America Sources recommended by an expert whose research specialty is south Americanarchaeology. http://www.infography.com/content/534660314924.html

Search The Infography: Archaeology Andean South America The following sources are recommended by an expert whose research specialty is South American archaeology. Six Superlative Sources Burger, Richard L. 1989. An Overview of Peruvian Archaeology (1976-1986). Annual Review of Anthropology 18:37-69. Keatinge, Richard W. (ed.). 1988. Peruvian Prehistory. Cambridge University Press. Lumbreras, Luis G. 1974. The Peoples and Cultures of Ancient Peru. Smithsonian Institution Press. Moseley, Michael E. 1992. The Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru. Thames and Hudson. Rostworowski de Diez Canseco, Maria. 1999. History of the Inca Realm, translated by Harry B. Iceland. Cambridge University Press. Steward, Julian H. (ed.). 1963. Handbook of South American Indians. Vol 2, The Andean Civilizations. Cooper Square Publishers. Other Excellent Sources Allen, Catherine. 1988. The Hold Life Has: Coca and Cultural Identity in an Andean Community. Smithsonian Institution Press. Bauer, Brian. 1992. The Development of the Inca State. University of Texas Press. Donnan, Christopher. 1992. Ceramics of Ancient Peru. Fowler Museum.

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South America Adventures and Travel to : Ecuador - Peru - Bolivia South America Adventures hotline Speak with a South America Adventures travel expert reservations@latintrails.com Adventures Travel to Ecuador is full of contrasts in a relatively small space, this is what makes it simply magical. In a few words Ecuador is "South America in a nutshell". Ecuador is one of South America finest adventures, cultural encounters at indigenous markets, relaxed country inns, Galapagos Islands tours rafting, mountain climbing, bicycle trips, 4 regions: Andes, Amazon, Islands and beaches allow for unlimited adventure possibilities all year round. The Equator line crosses Quito the capital city, no seasonal changes affect Ecuador, it is a year round destination for South America Adventures. Adventures Travel to Peru: inevitably evokes images of Machu Picchu and the Inca empire, the country is also riddled with archaeological sites which are a legacy of even more ancient times. South America culture and archaeology at its best, Peru is also a treasure for Amazon cruises, mountain climbing, white water rafting and multiple day treks including the famous Inca Trail and cordillera blanca. New discoveries have unveilled the ancient ruins at Kuelap and Senor del Sipan.

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BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus Countries ... Z South america Titles Descriptions Ancient Mexico Andean Botanical Information System Canela Indians of Northeastern Central Brazil Living Languages of the Americas ... R-HydroNET Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk Ancient Mexico Offers historical insight to the ancient cultures that once existed in Mesoamerica and their relevance today. Incorporates all the major archeological sites in precolombian Mesoamerica and Andean South America, with numerous other pages graphically depicting the art, and culture of these regions. Author: Olivares, Patrick Subjects: ancient history, chile, mexico, peru, south america DeweyClass: Resource type: documents, images Andean Botanical Information System Information on the flowering plants of Andean South America, presented in English and Spanish. Provides descriptions, photos, and illustrations of flora in specific geographic regions, including Chile, and coastal and Northern Peru. Also features plant checklists for ecoregions such as coastal deserts, montane forests, and inter-Andean valleys. Author: Subjects: botany, flowering plants, south america

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BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus Countries ... Z Central america Titles Descriptions Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations Collector's Vision of Puerto Rico Living Languages of the Americas Maps of the Americas ... R-HydroNET Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations Set of documents discussing the writing systems, governments and religions of the Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Aztec peoples. Also includes an example of the Mayan calendar and a list of related links. Author: Callahan, Kevin L. Subjects: american archaeology, central america, mexico DeweyClass: Resource type: documents Collector's Vision of Puerto Rico Online exhibition detailing the history, culture, religion and tourism of Puerto Rico. Online exhibits can be browsed with an index or thumbnail catalogue, or searched. Author: National Museum of American History Subjects: central america DeweyClass: Resource type: documents, images Living Languages of the Americas Tables detailing the languages spoken in the countries of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Estimates of population currently speaking each language are included. Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics Subjects: american indians, caribbean, central america, language distribution, south america

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34. South America Tour - Travel South America - The Archaeological Sites Of Peru And Travel to south america Polynesia THE INCAS AND THEIR ANCESTORS THEARCHAEOLOGY OF PERU. The fabled cities of the Inca are ingrained in our http://www.farhorizon.com/south-america/s-amer.htm

Home Destinations Schedule of Trips Registration ... Site Search Travel to South America - Polynesia HIKE THE INKA TRAIL Under the great emperors Pachacuti Inka Yupanqui and his son, Topa Inka Yupanqui, the Inka controlled almost one third of South America. Ruled from the capital city of Cuzco, these Quechua speaking people created a road system that extended 12,000 miles, through what is now central Chile northward into Ecuador. This intricate system was the crucial transportation link within the empire and was larger than that of the Romans. With its carefully constructed stone staircases and tunnels, it was designed for efficient foot travel, and today reflects the great precision of the ancient engineers. Join Far Horizons on a 14-day journey that includes a four-day trek through the towering mountains along the road connecting the royal capital of Cuzco with the hidden city of Machu Picchu. In 1981, the Peruvian government acknowledged the road’s uniqueness by including it within a huge national park, the Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary. Along with only eleven others, and a Peruvian specialist, trek through the lush forest and deep canyons, across three monumental mountain passes, and through tunnels carved out of the living rock. And while enjoying the breathtaking scenery along the trail, stop to explore several extraordinary archaeological complexes with still-standing stone houses, intricate irrigation canals, and still flowing, ritual fountains.

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37. Field Schools And Scheduled Excavations In South America south American field schools are conducted each year by universities around theworld About Homework Help Archaeology Current Digs south American Digs http://archaeology.miningco.com/od/southamericandigs/

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Smithsonian Institution Paleoamerican Origins Recent discoveries in New World archaeology along with new scientific methods for analyzing data have led to new ideas regarding the origin of the first peoples of the Americas and their time of arrival. The traditional theory held that the first Americans crossed the land bridge from Siberia to Alaska around 11,500 years ago and followed an "ice-free corridor" between two large Canadian ice sheets (the Laurentide and Cordilleran) to reach unglaciated lands to the south. These first inhabitants, whose archaeological sites are scattered across North and South America, were called the Clovis people, named after the town in New Mexico where their fluted spear points used for hunting mammoth were first found in 1932. If the Clovis people were not here first, then who was? Clovis points are found in many sites in North and Central America with a significant early cluster in the southeastern United States. Points similar to Clovis but without fluting and dating more than 12,000 years ago have been found in stratified archaeological sites in the eastern United States, such the Cactus Hill, Virginia. These finds have occurred because archaeologists are no longer halting their digging at the bottom of the Clovis level. So far scientists have found no technological affinities to relate Clovis to the Asian Paleolithic. However, Europe may have possible lithic precursors to Clovis. The Solutrean culture of western Europe, dating between 24,000 and 16,500 years ago, shows a similar lithic technology to that used to produce Clovis tools. The two cultures also share bone-shaping techniques, pebble-decorating artistry, the unusual tradition of burying stone tools in caches filled with red ocher, and other traits.

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