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They were symbols of the choice Europeans and Native Americans faced whenever they met: one end was the pipe of peace, the other an axe of war. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 11 ] In colonial French territory, a different tomahawk design, closer to the ancient European francisca , was in use by French settlers and local peoples. [ 11 ]
[2]: 2 This axe alone is insufficient to identify the builders of the mound: grooved axes have been discovered both at early Adena sites and at the sites of the earlier Late Archaic period. Nevertheless, it is believed that the mound was built by the Adena, due to its location: like the Potter mound, many confirmed Adena sites are located on ...
The tablets were found in mounds along with other items such as human skeletons, copper axes, and copper beads. [2] One tablet represents a cremation scene, the second represents a hunting scene and the last is a calendar. [2] The tablets had a total of 74 letters, deducting 24 repetitions. [3]
Nebo Hill Archeological Site is a prominent former river bluff located in Liberty, Missouri. It has one of the highest elevations in Clay County.One source states the hill is named after the family who owned the property in the 1900s, [2] while according to another source the name is a transfer from Mount Nebo in Jordan.
Standard projectile point terminology used in describing Native American projectile points: a – point or tip, b – edge, c – blade or face, d – step, e – tang, f – base, g – notch, h – barb, i – shoulder.
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The Gallina or Largo-Gallina culture was an occupation sequence during the pre-Hispanic period in the American Southwest from approximately 1050 to 1300. The culture was located in north-central New Mexico roughly north of the Jemez Mountains , and was named after the Rio Gallina (and Largo Canyon), which runs through the region.
Mogollon culture (/ ˌ m oʊ ɡ ə ˈ j oʊ n /) [1] is an archaeological culture of Native American peoples from Southern New Mexico and Arizona, Northern Sonora and Chihuahua, and Western Texas. The northern part of this region is Oasisamerica , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] while the southern span of the Mogollon culture is known as Aridoamerica .