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Oral History of Forgottonia: Building a Public History Project in Rural Western Illinois

NCHE

At the grocery store: “ Your students did such a great job documenting our local history! What’s the name of that young lady who did a history project about Dickson Mounds? These are just a few interactions I’ve had since my students and I shared our public history project, “The Oral History of Forgottonia.”

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. My desire to know exploded.

History 101
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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

archaeologists study past humans and societies primarily through their material remains – the buildings, tools, and other artifacts that constitute what is known as the material culture left over from former societies. Application of Archaeology Archaeology is the study of human past through material remains. New York: Thames and Hudson 2.

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Horses and Native Americans: Rewriting The Timeline

Anthropology.net

One horse was found among ritual artifacts, implying ceremonial significance. The Broader Implications Some Indigenous oral histories suggest interactions with horses date back thousands of years to Ice Age equines. DNA comparisons with modern horses showed these early horses were primarily of Spanish ancestry.

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Discovery of Ancient Aboriginal Pottery in Far North Queensland

Anthropology.net

Their archaeological record, characterized by distinctive pottery styles and cultural artifacts, prompted researchers to explore potential interactions with Indigenous Australians along the Queensland coast. McNiven, I. Summerhayes, G. Bunbury, M. Petchey, F., Lambrides, A.