About mesoamerica and Native American Indian artifacts, arts, cultures and more http://www.indians-artifact.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 6 Mar 2009 04:13:37 -0800 Fri, 6 Mar 2009 04:12:54 -0800 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) unlicensed version http://www.feedforall.com All about Mesoaemrica and Native American artifacts, arts, culture and more http://www.indians-artifact.com/ D3CF85E7-7AE2-4F74-BB36-861354053A5B Mon, 29 June 2009 04:12:54 -0800 North America was the home of the Indians long before Europeans came to the New World. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/indians%20of%20north%20america.php D3CF85E7-7AE2-4F74-BB36-861354053A5B Fri, 6 Mar 2009 04:12:54 -0800 Pueblo III period , defined by the widespread presence of large apartment-type pueblo villages or towns, dates from about A.D 1000 – 1100 http://www.indians-artifact.com/pueblo%20III%20and%20IV%20sites%20.php 7D9EC2DF-6CC0-44E3-B631-737568CBCB98 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:19:48 -0800 Pueblo I (ca A.d 700 – 900) is best known as the period of transition from pithouse to above-ground apartment type architecture. http://www.indians-artifact.com/pueblo%20I%20and%20II%20sites%20.php 1217B9F7-6721-481A-B77C-9418E5635CDB Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:19:12 -0800 The decorative painting Pueblo I is white ground color of the black on white vessels became true slip rather than pseudoslip of Basketmaker III. http://www.indians-artifact.com/pueblo%20indian%20culture.php 190E283C-B92F-479E-8D26-2A2146375F0A Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:18:24 -0800 The Basketmaker III Period (ca A.D 400 – 700) represents a definite material advance over Basketmaker II. http://www.indians-artifact.com/basketmaker%20III%20sites.php C8E0E309-07FA-4CA5-AC6D-E2F1725F5AB2 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:17:45 -0800 Anasazi culture is first revealed in sites of the Basketmaker II Period (ca. 100 B.C – A.D 400). http://www.indians-artifact.com/basketmaker%20II%20sites.php B1BCB056-A162-4CD8-92D2-0FBEDCF1C922 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:16:56 -0800 The Mogollon peoples disposed of their dead principally by primary burial. Bodies were buried either between or within individual houses http://www.indians-artifact.com/mogollon%20burial.php 2668B079-20A5-4DF4-BEC5-692A4776965D Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:16:13 -0800 Mogollon archaeological sites represent sedentary villages and hamlets. These consist of groups of houses. http://www.indians-artifact.com/mogollon%20settlement%20and%20architecture.php FDD3465E-FF86-4932-A2A9-C39E4B3AADAD Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:15:21 -0800 Period I The earliest Mogollon pottery was a brown and polished redware traditions. http://www.indians-artifact.com/mogollon%20pottery.php 35588E8A-72BE-455F-8A0B-3931B937DB85 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:14:40 -0800 The site of Tula, 60 kilometers north of the Valley of Mexico, is on a high promontory overlooking a river. http://www.indians-artifact.com/the%20site%20of%20tula.php E2CF355D-BB14-4D60-A6DA-4898AFD5953C Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:13:23 -0800 The Olmec people mythology, significantly influenced the social development and mythological world view of Mesoamerica. http://www.indians-artifact.com/olmec%20mythology.php A70D7BA3-B3D5-49C2-9F66-FFFD29D071A0 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:12:46 -0800 The Olmec probably the first Mesoamericans to develop a writing system http://www.indians-artifact.com/olmec%20writing.php 34F3BA5A-1513-40F4-AA81-2A074529A11E Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:02:29 -0800 It is not known what name the ancient Olmec used for themselves. http://www.indians-artifact.com/olmec%20history.php DB6C35DB-6F9A-4BE0-A8D0-5E7B058936E6 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:01:27 -0800 The Plains area extends from southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to central Texas. http://www.indians-artifact.com/the%20plains%20area.php C9A5E72B-FD0A-4824-84CA-B4235FFA899C Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:00:48 -0800 The eastern Woodlands area includes all of the North American Continent form southern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.indians-artifact.com/eastern%20woodland.php 9B2A7BDC-249D-43D9-939D-5F99B73A02AC Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:00:00 -0800 In the sixteenth century the Spaniards were came into the lower Colorado River, found it occupied by Yuman peoples who farmed on the alluvial flood plains of that great stream and during flood went into the surrounding desert mountains to hunt and forage in small parties. http://www.indians-artifact.com/patayan.php A04AD033-C834-413C-89FC-28CEC16E7FA0 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:58:24 -0800 Hohokam architecture was semi perishable wattle and daub or massive adobe without stone http://www.indians-artifact.com/hohokam%20culture.php DC5857E1-FB3D-4AE6-A909-37631F8E7433 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:57:46 -0800 The first Anasazi Indian culture revealed in sites of Basketmaker II Period http://www.indians-artifact.com/anasazi%20indians%20culture.php 06E11636-AC12-4F2D-B649-8B0931C5EB7D Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:57:08 -0800 Mogollon Indian Artifacts is particularly characterized by metates, manos, mortars and pestles. http://www.indians-artifact.com/mogollon%20artifact.php 58B86F34-6120-407B-A75F-165D1B772EB4 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:55:31 -0800 The causes of the decline of Maya classic civilization is remain a mystery. http://www.indians-artifact.com/maya-decline.php 5C90A1F1-DDB4-4205-9479-AF44DE9157EA Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:54:58 -0800 The content of Maya classic civilization is very rich and can be summarized only in a briefest way. http://www.indians-artifact.com/maya%20ceremonial%20centers.php D77AFD5A-989F-4094-B3AB-65D1F44B756A Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:53:28 -0800 The classic Maya shared certain calendared notions and principles with other Mesoamerican peoples http://www.indians-artifact.com/maya%20calendars%20.php F4B5522B-45F0-4693-9B32-844515519706 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:52:49 -0800 The religion of the ancient Maya may be reconstructed from the monumental art of the ceremonial centers http://www.indians-artifact.com/maya%20religion.php 79789BC5-0BA6-4BD6-A592-49DAEEF5EC3D Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:51:59 -0800 Maya Indian Pottery was both painted and carved, and includes some of the finest decorated pieces of pre Columbian America. http://www.indians-artifact.com/maya%20%20pottery.php DD2921D4-B8B8-4A6B-A656-845315C13F52 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:51:22 -0800 The Maya hieroglyphics of the classic period compose the most advanced and complex system of embryonic writing of any Mesoamerican civilization. http://www.indians-artifact.com/maya%20hieroglyph%20.php 87D56E83-9654-4BF1-A4A8-4075521FD8B7 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:50:36 -0800 The Maya ruins of Copan are Located in the far west of Honduras http://www.indians-artifact.com/maya%20ruins%20of%20copan.php B6F8BE89-76CC-445B-B3A0-8ADB93FDF54B Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:49:57 -0800 Maya Codices - The Meaning and Occurrence of Animal Figurines http://www.indians-artifact.com/animal-figures-maya-codices.php Thu, 1 Apr 2009 04:49:57 -0800 Maya Codices - Animal Figures: Numerous calculations in the codices make it clear that the Mayas had a good knowledge of astronomy. These glyphs are usually oblong in shape and three or more are arranged together end to end. http://www.indians-artifact.com/maya-codices-astronomical-idea-copulation-animal-figures.php wed, 2 Apr 2009 04:49:57 -0800 Maya Codices - Animal Figures: Various ceremonials occurring at intervals throughout the Maya year which included sacrifices to the gods, evidently took up a large part of the time of the people. http://www.indians-artifact.com/maya-codices-animal-sacrifice-glyph.php wed, 2 Apr 2009 04:49:57 -0800 Maya Codices - Animal Figures: Animal figures appear perhaps most frequently as head-dresses of the various gods in the Maya codices. http://www.indians-artifact.com/maya-codices-head-dress-animal-figure.php wed, 2 Apr 2009 04:49:57 -0800 Maya Codices - Animal Figures - Animal Glyphs: Animals appear frequently in scenes showing various occupations. http://www.indians-artifact.com/maya-codices-secular-occupation-animal-glyph.php wed, 2 Apr 2009 04:49:57 -0800 About Toltec civilization http://www.indians-artifact.com/toltecs.php CCFCD6C5-9EE2-4A8E-956F-7A5F15AF9EEC Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:48:30 -0800 The elaborate religious practices of Mesoamerica began with the Olmec civilization, who lived near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.indians-artifact.com/olmec%20civilization.php 528CB00C-9603-409F-825C-BE1A8A0DA8FB Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:47:42 -0800 The Aztecs worshipped hundreds of gods and goddesses. http://www.indians-artifact.com/aztec-mythology-religion-and-god-goddesses.php 660D183C-CA49-4407-9386-8C1CB05260F6 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:46:18 -0800 Coatlicue is the Aztec goddess of the earth, who gave birth to the moon, stars and Huitzilopochtli. Caotlicue also known as Teteoinan (The Mother of Gods), Toci (our grandmother) and Cihuacoatl (the lady of the serpent). http://www.indians-artifact.com/aztec-god-goddess.php Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:46:18 -0800 The name can also be spelled as Moctezuma, and he was the ninth Aztec emperor of Mexico. Montezuma is particularly famous for his confrontation with Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador. http://www.indians-artifact.com/montezuma-aztec.php Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:46:18 -0800 The legend says that the Aztec people, also known as Mexicas, originally came from the place of Aztlán "Place of the Herons". http://www.indians-artifact.com/aztec-legend.php Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:46:18 -0800 Tezcatlipoca was originally a Toltec god. In Aztec mythology, Tezcatlipoca (Lord of the Smoking Mirror) was the god of night sky, the north, temptation, sorcery, beauty and war http://www.indians-artifact.com/tezcatlipoca-aztec-god.php Sat, 20 March 2009 04:46:18 -0800 the city of Tenochtitlan plan was based on a symmetrical lay out that was divided into four city parts called campans. http://www.indians-artifact.com/tenochtitlan.php 8386BEDB-4CD5-4661-8BAC-009ADB2DA21B Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:45:08 -0800 The Teotihuacan pyramids were the greatest structures in all America. http://www.indians-artifact.com/teotihuacan.php Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:44:06 -0800 About 50km to the northeast of central Mexico City lies one of the greatest archaeological marvels in Mexico and its largest ancient city - Teotihuacan. http://www.indians-artifact.com/teotihuacan-pyramid-of-the-sun.php Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:44:06 -0800 Monte Alban Site: Contemporaneous with Classic Period Teotihuacan, the Maya, and Tajin was the great Oaxacan center of Monte Alban. http://www.indians-artifact.com/monte-alban.php 63D23F5E-D013-4B3D-B862-1A30C265D899 Sun, 17 Mar 2009 04:44:06 -0800 Ancient Inca Civilization - Inca Empire: The Inca Empire flourished in the western coast of South America from ca 1438 AD when the Inca ruler Pachacuti and his army defeats the lands surrounding the Inca heartland of Cuzco http://www.indians-artifact.com/ancient-inca-empire-civilization.php Sun, 5 April 2009 04:44:06 -0800 Ancient Inca Civilization - Inca Empire: Sinchi Rocca was the second sovereign of the Inca dynasty, except Montesinos, who makes him the first and calls him Inca Rocca. http://www.indians-artifact.com/inca-emperor-sinchi-rocca.php mon, 6 April 2009 04:44:06 -0800 Ancient Inca Civilization - Inca Empire: On the death of Sinchi Rocca the Incaship was occupied by Lloqui Yupanqui, son of Sinchi Rocca by Mama Cuca his wife. http://www.indians-artifact.com/inca-lloqui-yupanqui.php mon, 6 April 2009 04:44:06 -0800 Ancient Inca Civilization - Inca Empire: Mayta Ccapac, the fourth Inca, son of Lloqui Yupanqui and his wife Mama Cava, is to those Indians what Hercules is to us http://www.indians-artifact.com/inca-mayta-ccapac.php mon, 6 April 2009 04:44:06 -0800 Ancient Inca Civilization - Inca Empire: At the time of his death, Mayta Ccapac named Ccapac Yupanqui as his successor, his son by his wife Mama Tacucaray http://www.indians-artifact.com/inca-ccapac-yupanqui.php mon, 6 April 2009 04:44:06 -0800 When Ccapac Yupanqui died, Inca Rocca, his son by his wife Ccuri-hilpay, succeeded by nomination of his father and the guardian _ayllus_ http://www.indians-artifact.com/inca-rocca.php mon, 20 April 2009 04:44:06 -0800 The life of Titu Cusi Hualpa, vulgarly called Yahuar-Huaccac http://www.indians-artifact.com/inca-Yahuar-huaccac.php mon, 20 April 2009 04:44:06 -0800 Life of Viracocha the eighth Inca http://www.indians-artifact.com/inca-viracocha.php mon, 20 April 2009 04:44:06 -0800 The life of Inca Yupancui or Pachacuti, the ninth Inca http://www.indians-artifact.com/inca-yupanqui.php mon, 20 April 2009 04:44:06 -0800 The life of Tupac Inca Yupanqui, the tenth Incaa http://www.indians-artifact.com/tupac-inca-yupanqui.php mon, 20 April 2009 04:44:06 -0800 The life of Huayna Ccapac, the Eleventh Inca http://www.indians-artifact.com/inca-huayna-ccapac.php mon, 27 April 2009 04:44:06 -0800 Native American Indians also made beads from bone, shell, or dried berries. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/native-american-beadwork-bead.php 4FCA78EC-7406-473F-8268-D805B2766018 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:43:08 -0800 The Nez Perce homeland was the plateau country of western Idaho., northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/nez%20perce%20indian.php F8EE14D6-DA44-4BAB-81E3-76B9642C435A Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:42:21 -0800 Mohwak Indian originally from the Mohawk valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/mohawk%20indian.php 5FB4EA75-5AD4-458F-9C0B-3F0F0C2C8613 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:41:39 -0800 Lenni-Lenape, meaning "real men" or "native genuine men", is the name these Indians gave to themselves. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/lenni-lenape%20indian.php A65996DD-7057-4061-A80D-940BF86593AB Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:40:28 -0800 When Jacques Cartier made his voyage up the St. Lawrence River in 1534, he passed many Huron Indian villages. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/huron%20indian.php A7871616-98B1-4FA7-AEE8-D60394E5DE3D Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:39:29 -0800 The heart of the Iroquois country was the lake region of central New York and the Mohawk Valley. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/iroquois%20indian.php BFDFEF89-09CC-44E6-8DC7-3847D1749566 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:38:20 -0800 The Wampanoag Indian are a Native American nation which currently consists of five affiliated tribes. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/wampanoag%20indian.php 08C4E141-1A3A-4DC7-829E-42C66DD68CBF Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:37:41 -0800 The Creek Indians once lived in the rich lowland valleys of Alabama and Georgia. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/creek%20indian.php CFB3BF3A-6E80-42D8-9D2B-04218CE76836 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:37:07 -0800 The Comanches emerged as a distinct group shortly before 1700, when they broke off from the Shoshone people. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/comanche.php 862F7F95-1A2F-4AE6-8721-1035E5FAAA48 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:36:11 -0800 The Chippewa were Indians of the eastern forests. They originally lived near the Atlantic Ocean. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/chippewa%20indian.php EC3E7CE4-60A6-4752-975B-B1C7F5EAB008 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:35:34 -0800 In the early history of 18th century, the Seminole were a heterogeneous tribe made up of mostly Lower Creeks from Georgia, http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/seminole%20indian.php 62B91AA1-75A0-420B-A60C-EAE72F52071D Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:34:41 -0800 The Chickasaw Indian are originally inhibited along the Tennessee River west of Huntsville http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/chickasaws%20indian.php 85475AF5-D327-451B-B095-51E1C02DF4C6 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:33:56 -0800 In the seventeenth century, the Cherooke Indians inhibited what is now the Eastern and Southeastern United States. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/cherokee%20indian.php D7D6FC4B-AD4D-46E2-BC77-8F213458B03E Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:33:02 -0800 The Blackfoot were fiercely independent and very successful warriors whose territory stretched from the North Saskatchewan River along what is now Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, to the Yellowstone River of Montana, and from the Rocky Mountains and along the Saskatchewan River past Regina. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/blackfoot%20indian.php 81354BFE-B98F-4F85-BB3D-1699E922D070 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:32:01 -0800 Blackfeet Indians are closely related to three First Nations in the Canadian province of Alberta. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/blackfeet%20indian.php 62CEF731-CF13-4FE7-B362-984FAFEAC76C Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:31:16 -0800 Kokopelli is a fertility deity, who is worshipped by many Native American Indian tribes in the Southwest. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/native-american-indian-kokopelli.php F007E177-4F89-4FB1-BCCB-57E1E1D0BD2B Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:29:55 -0800 The sun dance is the best known and most dramatic of North American Indian ceremonies. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/native-american-indian-sun-dance.php wed, 26 Mar 2009 04:29:55 -0800 Apache is the collective name for several culturally related groups of Native Americans in the United States. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/apache%20indian.php 171D82F0-3423-4E91-8766-5857B7A7A709 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:29:11 -0800 American Indians in the Northeast traditionally use copper and brass sheet metal to make tools including pots, spoons, arrow points and pipes, also jewelry like tinkling cones, beads, bracelets, and rings. http://www.indians-artifact.com/american%20indian%20metalwork.php A8B55EF8-B124-4F0D-BB4E-5B5331E44F0F Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:28:08 -0800 There were several theories about the origin of the early human population of North America. The Indigenous peoples of North America themselves have many creation stories. http://www.indians-artifact.com/artifact%20of%20north%20american%20indian.php AD55BE85-830E-4A29-A141-C04B08FB0B8C Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:27:04 -0800 There are four major cultural in this area. http://www.indians-artifact.com/north%20american%20southwest.php FD7FF827-0FA7-40DF-81FD-970945A31ED6 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:26:10 -0800 The music of the Native American Indians consists mostly of songs and dances. They have songs for games, children, love, work and social dancing. http://www.indians-artifact.com/articles/native-american-indian-music.html 79504E96-26AF-4D33-9E81-A2EB932397BD Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:24:44 -0800 Native American Indian art in the American southwest is dominated by the magnificent pottery and jewelry in the region. http://www.indians-artifact.com/articles/native-american-art.html 516362BF-E8D1-439F-AF4E-57175CECC274 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:23:33 -0800 In today’s society American Indian pottery is often made for the sole purpose of money. http://www.indians-artifact.com/articles/american-indian-pottery.html 39218B0C-DEA4-423D-A97F-C6976BFFBC23 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:22:06 -0800 Pow wow is a fascinating gathering of Native American Indians which may last from days to a week. Pow wow is an important cultural expression of the Native American heritage. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/native-american-pow-wow.php F223D0A3-700E-45D4-8789-F5AFBACC1938 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:21:23 -0800 In Native American culture, dreamcatchers were made as a charm to protect sleeping children from nightmares. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/native-american-dreamcatcher.php 8BF7379A-858B-4B29-8864-20BE7A538AC4 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:20:00 -0800 The Hopi Indians are the Native American people who now primarly live on the Hopi Indian Reservation on northeastern Arizona. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/hopi%20indian.php E0B018DF-4741-45E8-989F-6C7D656EA504 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:19:16 -0800 The Zuni Indian were farmers. Their fields were planted where gulches opened into the valley. http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/zuni%20indian.php D1CA23A4-BE6D-429E-A636-433D405138B5 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:18:31 -0800 The Navajo Indian call themselves Dine, which is translated to mean "the people". http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/navajo%20indian.php 1B601017-3094-46EE-90DB-293F8FD2BDED Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:17:31 -0800 We all know that beautifying oneself and the use of jewelry has been around since the prehistoric times http://www.indians-artifact.com/articles/index.html A02C5B89-5F3A-47CC-BE0E-6462840434E1 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:16:33 -0800 The last great Indian civilization to dominate Mesoamerica was that of the Aztecs http://www.indians-artifact.com/aztec%20indian.php 3BD35426-4DD3-46BC-B9B5-12A1FB6F20A0 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:15:19 -0800 The term Aztec was not used to refer to a unified set of people. They consist of three main groups, the Mexicas, Acolhuas and Tepanecas. http://www.indians-artifact.com/aztec-history.php Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:15:19 -0800 The content of Maya Indian artifacts is very rich and can be summarized only in the briefest style. http://www.indians-artifact.com/maya%20indian.php 386CDAB0-7CD8-49F2-A557-3DEC51B174FE Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:14:28 -0800 Mesoamerica is a region in the mid latitudes of the Americas. A number of pre Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish Colonization. http://www.indians-artifact.com/mesoamerica.php 68BAB8DA-69AD-43E3-AFEF-2EB6202BBBCE Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:13:25 -0800 All about american indian, their history, arts, cultures and more http://www.indians-artifact.com/indians%20of%20north%20america/indians%20of%20north%20america.php 90D34D7A-4290-4C72-8970-D711905463BB Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:09:23 -0800