North America Series


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Palaeoindians of Northeastern United States
This set documents the habitations and associated kill sites and the ritually deposited artifacts of the first Americans in this region (11th-12th millennia B.P.), noteworthy for its very large sites (Bull Brook, Vail, etc.), which may reflect seasonal hunting of large herd animals. By Michael Gramly.
64 slides -- $55 -- Available on CD-Rom

Archaic Shell Mounds of Kentucky
Accumulated during the Middle and Late Archaic Periods, about 6000 to 4000 years ago, bone, shell and other organic materials provide a wealth of information about this important period, providing insight into the ingenuity and skill that created utilitarian and other objects. By Richard Jefferies  and James Fenton.
48 slides -- $42 -- Available on CD-Rom
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Sloan Dalton Site
A late Palaeoindian site in northeast Arkansas, and among the earliest cemeteries known in North America. Represented are the Dalton culture's full range of artifacts, nearly all in pristine condition. Dalton points, preforms, and finished tools of various functions are included, as well as site/excavation photographs. By Dan F. Morse.
68 slides -- $56  -- Available on CD-Rom

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Ohio Hopewell
From about 200 B.C. to A. D. 500, an energetic culture flourished in southern Ohio. Among the most famous in North America, its earthworks and mounds have been investigated since the 19th century. The slides include historical pictures as well as the mounds and artifacts of shell, copper, mica, and clay, which illustrate the range in Hopewellian art styles. By N'omi Greber.
100 slides -- $75 -- Available on CD-Rom

Koster
People have lived in the Lower Illinois Valley for nearly 12,000 years. By 7500 B.C., hunters and gatherers had settled in what is now called the Koster site. From Early Archaic,  through Early, Middle and Late Woodland, to Mississippian and present-day farmers, the Koster site has been used over and over again through time. By Thomas Genn Cook and Michael D. Wiant.
77 images -- $66-- Available on CD-Rom only
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Adena Mounds of Kentucky
Mica, shell beads, copper bracelets and stone and copper gorgets in large log-constructed tombs within mounds in the Ohio River Valley attest to complex social, economic and political relations within and between local societies during the Early Woodland period, about 3000 to 1800 years ago. By James Fenton and Richard Jefferies .
38 slides -- $37 -- Available on CD-Rom
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Mississippian Cultures
Around A.D. 1000, groups of farmers east of the Mississippi were building large platform mounds in central plazas, performing ceremonies and often living in stockaded towns, the most populous and complex north of Central Mexico. Included are sites and artifacts of Cahokia and Dickson Mounds, Aztalan, the Angel site, Moundville, and Etowah.
85 slides -- $70 -- Available on CD-Rom
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The Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
This complex comprises the extraordinary art, symbolism and emblems of high rank, special offices and religion of the Mississippian period. Copper and shell grave objects from three major sites, Etowah, Moundville and Spiro, and other sites such as Cahokia, show differences in style through time and through space. By James A. Brown.
86 slides -- $70 -- Available on CD-Rom
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