Native American history Archives

Archaeology

Ancient Peyote Buttons Are the Oldest Plant Drug Found

Radiocarbon dating and alkaloid analysis show peyote buttons from a Texas cave are around 5,700 years…

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Archaeology

A Mysterious Intact 400-Year-Old Pot Puzzles Florida Archaeologists

University of Florida students excavating the historic Potano-Timucua mission site of San Francisco de Potano uncovered…

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Archaeology

Drone Survey Reveals a Massive Ancient Farm Field in Michigan

A drone-mounted laser survey of a forested Michigan site called Anaem Omot revealed a Native American…

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She Crossed the Atlantic 500 Years Before Columbus: The Native American Woman in Iceland

Buried in the DNA of 80 Icelanders is the genetic signature of a Native American woman…

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Archaeology

The Twelve Thousand Year Old Dice Game That Built Ancient America

Discover how Native Americans invented dice nearly twelve thousand years ago. These games were designed to…

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Archaeology

America’s 9,500-Year-Old Enigma: They Mastered Metal, Then Mysteriously Walked Away

9,500 years ago, Native Americans in the Great Lakes region were among the world's first coppersmiths.…

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